Execute local application via PHP from server
<p>My company has an internal Linux server running PHP with an application that displays client specific information, such as SSH connection info, etc. Is there a way to have the server invoke a command on a local machine via PHP? For example, the server displays a link with SSH connection information, such as c:\putty.exe -ssh someone@192.168.1.100 -pw MyPassword`. The user - on a windows machine - clicks the link and Putty fires up with all the connection information.</p>

<p>I believe Flash's <a href="http://www.adobe.com/support/flash/action_scripts/actionscript_dictionary/actionscript_dictionary372.html" rel="nofollow">fscommand</a> has the capabilities I'm looking for, although I would much prefer to use PHP, if at all possible.</p>
