open Putty using link

Yii 1.1 General Discussion
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Hi,

I want to open Putty from link. if user click the link it will open putty a small window. Is that possible? Can you tell me how to do that?

Thanks

2

No, for obvious security reasons you can’t just call any program at the users computer. However you could use a different protocol and then attach a program to it. Examples where this is in action are Magnet-Links for Torrent Files or Mailto links.

So you might just create a link like: putty:whatever

There are two things you have to mind:

  1. You have to tell the Browser/OS how to handle these links. In Opera this would be Settings | Advanced | Programs

  2. Check the parameters that are passed and make sure your application handles them correctly.

3

Maybe you are looking for a web-based SSH?