Exec Command Executing The Program In The Background
i am running xampp on my computer from apachefriends.org, it's a apache server
this is the php script
<html>
<head>
<?php
exec ('notepad');
?>
</head>
</html>
but when i execute the php script on my computer , notepad doesnt not run
i used a process viewer and discovered that notepad is running in the background and i cannot see it
does anyone know how NOT to make it run in the background? i wan to see the notepad window on the apache server (my computer)
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