How to pass arguments to .exe file calling form php?

Question

I am trying to call a .exe file in php with arguments
I use this to run .exe

$answer = shell_exec("calu.exe");
echo $answer."</br>";

This Shows result:
Now how to pass argument like entering symbol
when i run this .exe file from commad line it ask Enter Symbol and the Enter two Number. Enter symbol

Enter Number

I want to do same from Php and print result .

How can i do so ?

Answer 1

You said that Dos Calculator was a program of your own, written either in Python or in Batch.

What I would suggest then is to modify your program in order to handle command line arguments.

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Some little snippets about how to handle command line arguments. This will store your first argument, casted as a number, in b .

In Batch:

Set b=%1

In Python:

import sys
b = int(sys.argv[1]) # Index 0 is the name of your program

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Then in php, you can call the your program with arguments like this:

$answer = shell_exec("calu.exe" . $first_number . " " . $second_number);