Get the registry key of installed programs php

Question

I want to get a list of my installed programs.

I know how it works with powershell : Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\* | Select-Object DisplayName, DisplayVersion, Publisher, InstallDate | Format-Table –AutoSize .

But I want it with php. Now I have this:

<?php
$Wshshell= new COM('WScript.Shell');
$data = $Wshshell->regRead('HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall');

?>

I get this error: Source: WshShell.RegRead
Description: Unable to open registry key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall" for reading

Answer 1

Here is a project that allows PHP to obtain and interact dynamically with a real Powershell. Get it here: https://github.com/merlinthemagic/MTS

After downloading you would simply use the following code:

$shellObj    = \MTS\Factories::getDevices()->getLocalHost()->getShell('powershell');

$strCmd   = 'Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\* | Select-Object DisplayName, DisplayVersion, Publisher, InstallDate';

$return1  = $shellObj->exeCmd($strCmd);

echo $return1;// list of all programs

You can issue any command you like against the $shellObj, the environment is maintained throughout the life of the PHP script.