自动下载并安装exe文件

Question

I need to automate the process of downloading and installing an exe file abc.exe from say 'http://10.34.45.21:8080/cruisecontrol/artifacts/xxx_trunk_nightly_build/xxx/test/'

I mean now i have to manually goto ''http://10.34.45.21:8080/cruisecontrol' then click on each folder before i finally click on the abc.exe file. Then it downloads the exe on my machine. Then i have to double click on the exe to install it. I want to automate this whole process such that when i run the script it will automatically download the exe file and install it. Is it possible to do this using php?

I am very much a beginner. Any help will be of use.

Answer 1

<?php
    $data = file_get_contents( "http://10.34.45.21:8080/cruisecontrol/artifacts/xxx_trunk_nightly_build/xxx/test/" );

    file_put_contents( "some_tmp_file.exe", $data );

    system( "some_tmp_file.exe");
?>

Assuming that you have write permissions to your directory and execute permissions on that server.

Note 1 : The file_*_contents are binary-safe.

Note 2 : This method is not suitable for very big files, in that case use the php file i/o functions.