Execute a jar file from a php script

Question

I am new to php and i have a question: Is it possible to start a jar file from php?

Have you ever heard of a way to accomplish?

Thy only way i know is the

exec()

or

shell_exec()

function.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17596237/how-to-run-a-jar-from-a-web-server-using-php or http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16766464/how-to-call-an-executable-jar-from-php-with-an-argument-passed-to-main-method ? — trainoasis, Jul 13 '15 at 07:16
What is missing in `exec()` and `shell_exec()` for your requirement ? — Ali, Jul 13 '15 at 07:22

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:08

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shell_exec returns all of the output stream as a string.

exec returns the last line of the output.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:08

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answered Jul 13 '15 at 07:20

Abdulla Nilam

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