Good morning, everyone.
It is possible to open Windows Explorer in the client workstation in a certain network folder (windows share) either with PHP itself and / or JS.
I have tried with the php exec () and window.open (faithful: ///) from JS, but without success.
The application is running on linux on the same network as client stations.
Is it possible to open Windows Explorer using PHP?
No! PHP is a language that runs on server-side; In a general context you will not be able to interact with native resources on the client-side, that is, in the user's browser;
Is it possible to open Windows Explorer using Javascript?
Using Internet Explorer (this is probably not possible with other browsers), you can use some ActiveX features, but I only tried doing this with HTML saved on the machine itself; Using something like:
<script type="text/javascript">
window.open("nomeDoArquivo.html", "NomeDaNovaJanela");
</script>
I do not know the context to which you need to use this solution, but from the security point of view this is not advisable; In addition to the fact that most browsers do not allow actions like this, you will face several restrictions with anti-virus software that consider such actions as a threat;
I recommend thinking of another approach to solving your problem; Handling directories on the client does not seem to be an approach to Web-based solutions, for the simple fact that you can not guarantee that a particular directory exists on the client;
It's all about JavaScript and ActiveX.
<script type="text/javascript">
function abrirPrograma()
{
var shell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
var fileLeft = "\"D:\Caminho\para\o\arquivo\"";
var fileRight= "\"D:\Caminho\para\o\arquivo2\"";
shell.Run(fileLeft + " " + fileRight);
}
</script>
To open it uses a link / button / etc ... specifying the function:
<a href="abrirPrograma()">Abrir Programa</a>