title: How do I control an MMC snap-in using PHP (or any other scripting language)?
body: <p>I know that you can control an MMC snap-in using the <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa815049%28v=vs.85%29.aspx" rel="nofollow">MMC 2.0 Automation Object Model</a>. I have not researched its capabilities, but I know that it is used with any of the .NET languages, (Visual C#, VB etc.)</p>
  
  <p>I would like to know if there is any method that can control an MMC snap-in using a scripting language such as PHP, Python or Perl. I specifically would like to know if there is a method that will work with PHP, since the tool I'm building is written in PHP.</p>
  
  <p>In relation to this is my next question. Does anyone know of a library/tool/extension for PHP or any other scripting language that can be used to control and automation Windows' GUI interface control? I ask the MMC question first and separately since I know that the MMC has different issues that prevent some automation tools from working with it. If there is a GUI automation tool that works with a scripting language that works with the MMC, that would be appreciated.</p>