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Run .exe from PHP in IIS Server?

I am trying to run an .exe of an application, which I have done in C #, from PHP on an IIS server and it doesn't work. I tried with exec, with shell_exec and with system.
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When I monitor system() run in IIS. I also notice that IIS is running php application with IIS application pool identity. Have you ever tried to grant application pool identity(IIS Apppool\apppool name) read permission to access the application PrueDBF.ex？
I think MS process monitor would help you check read/write status. It would probably help you find the root cause.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/procmon

Trying to run on IIS instead of IIS Express on Windows Home with Database Connectivity

Question edited to show some new screenshots of my attempt to give DefaultAppPool access to the database...(the rest of the question is the same, and unchanged):
The rest of the question, unchanged:
Database access was not a problem with the built-in IIS Express, because my program was running under the user logged into windows. I am new to Web Development.
With Windows Home, you are not allowed to use Windows Authentication--the option is not even present when you go to add\remove feature, and consensus is that you have to upgrade your OS for this to be available.
Hence, the program runs under the app pool account.
So I tried to go into SQL Server and give IIS APPPool\DefaultAppPool account access, but it would not let me.
So I went ahead and turned on impersonation, so that it will run under IUSR account, and I gave that account access to the database, as per screenshots.
But the program still crashes and reports that, "Login Failed..."
How do I run the program in IIS and not IIS Express?

As far as I know, there is no need to use impersonation to access the sql server. The reason why you get account not found error is you use the wrong application pool name.
If you type in the {yourcomputername}\DefaultAppPool, it is not regarded as the application pool identity.
You should use IIS AppPool\DefaultAppPool instead of the {yourcomputername}\DefaultAppPool.
Details, you could refer to below image:

ASP.net: Could not use <database file>; file already in use

I have an ASP.net web application (C#) hosted by IIS on my server that connects with an Access database. It's important that I can have the database open in Access and still use the website at the same time.
I get the "Could not use file; file already in use" error whenever I try this. I've done a ton of research on this topic but nothing really seems to work.
I have modify permissions added for IUSR, NETWORK SERVICE and IIS_IUSRS for the folder containing the database. None of this seems to work.
Oddly enough, I tried hosting the website from my local machine and the solution above solved the issue, but it does not work when hosting the website from my server.
My website also chokes up when trying to do an INSERT statement even when the database is closed. I get the error "operation must use an updateable query"
Any thoughts? Thanks.

In regards to:
but it does not work when hosting the website from my server
I am not sure about the rest of your configuration, but this may shed some light onto why you are getting different behaviors on different systems:
You should enable the same permissions (for the Database folder) for the Identity under which the Application Pool you have configured for your Application in IIS.
Open your Server's IIS Management Console
See what the Application Pool is for your App
right click on the Application node:
'manage Application' >> 'Advanced Settings' >> Application Pool
Open Application Pools View: Find the App Pool
right Click the App Pool >> Advanced Settings
Look for the Identity value
That is the Identity you should replicate the permissions for as you did on your local machine's folders
P.S.: It is usually recommended that you configure/create a dedicated App pool for each of your applications.
Hope this helps resolve your issue.

Cant write to log file in IIS 7.5

I have a web service in .Net 4.0. I'm deploying said web service to two IIS servers each running IIS 7.5 Both servers are setup to us the Network Service account. The code is deployed to a physical disk on the servers. It attempts to write to a log file also on a local physical disk. The Network System user has full control permissions on the local directory. When the service starts, first thing it does is write an entry to the log file. This works fine on server A, but not on server B.
Can anyone give me a suggestion on where I might look for something that is actively denying file IO on IIS server?
The specific error message is Exception Details: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not find file 'D:\Data\Logs\CDelivery.log'. I can assure you the file is in fact present, and this works just fine on server A.
P.S. I also tried this solution, but the IE Enhanced Security Configuration is already set to "OFF" for both Admins and Users IIS 7.5 App Pool write permissions denied

Found the problem. My code to writetolog is in a static class and I was accessing resources before locking them properly. Since the writetolog function is my generic error handler (among other things) the unhandled exception within it was causing w3pw.exe (and kernalbase.dll) to blow up.
Had to do a good bit of digging to find it because "Can't find file x" was not actually the problem at all. Terrible error message.

Cannot programmatically access network path through VPN

I'm trying to use a network path (create directory, write and read files) from a Web Service in ASP.NET.
Everything works fine from my office where the network path is in the same LAN of my laptop, but when I try to connect to the network path through a VPN, the creation of a directory fails with "Access to path is denied" error.
The strange thing is that from Windows Explorer I can perfectly access such path, given my VPN credentials, that I stored in Windows Credentials Wallet.
I also tried to set my IIS App Pool Identity to 'Network Service' but no luck.
Can you help me please?
Thank you very much
EDIT:
When I try to execute a statement like
Directory.CreateDirectory(#"\\my\network\path");
from a simple console application project in my Visual Studio 2010 it works perfectly and the directory is created.
The problem is when I hit such a statement inside the business logic of my web service that is running under local IIS (and which I'm connected to via "Attach Process..." debug tool in VS2010)

I may not have all the details of what you're asking straight, but if you're running this service via Visual Studio and VPN, take a look at this great article, at CodeBetter.
runas /netonly /user:domain\username “C:\ProgramFiles\Path\to\your\visualstudio”
I don't have the computer I have this on in front of me, but I recall that I created a batch file and ran it to start VS and Sql Server Management Studio, and it works like a charm.
If I've misunderstood the issue, sorry for the noise.

Sounds like when you are running locally, your local domain account is the context under which everything is being ran. When running the console app, it is still running under your user context since you initiated the application. When running in IIS, you are correct in that the app-pool account is being used, and the networkservice account has some pretty low privileges.
Instead of using a highly privileged account (such as yours), would impersonation solve your issue? Any work that needs to be done over the VPN can "wrapped" in a context the appropriate permissions. Here is another SO article on using impersonation, which I have implemented for related things:
How do you do Impersonation in .NET?
See Matt Johnson's answer where he creates a custom Impersonation class. Use that in a using block, then do your network stuff. It uses the advapi32.dll with p/invoke to do this kind of user account voodoo. He put together a NuGet package as well which may save you some time:
https://www.nuget.org/packages/SimpleImpersonation