Bug #81663 [Opn->Nab]: PHP calls shell_exec. The process it starts ends but php does not continue from

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=81663&edit=1 ID: 81663 Updated by: cmb@php.net Reported by: arian_a at hotmail dot se Summary: PHP calls shell_exec. The process it starts ends but php does not continue from -Status: Open +Status: Not a bug Type: Bug -Package: Systems problem +Package: Program Execution Operating System: win 10 PHP Version: 8.0.13 -Assigned To: +Assigned To: cmb Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: I don't see a bug in PHP here. The problem is your code, since you first modify the file(s), and then execute pathmonitor.exe which waits possibly indefinitely for modifications. Additionally, you should not pass the name of a file to pathmonitor.exe, but rather its directory: shell_exec("pathmonitor.exe " . dirname($_GET['path'])); Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2021-11-26 23:34:46] arian_a at hotmail dot se Description: ------------ This problem is difficult to explain with text only. So therefore I have combined text and images to be able to explain it better. The explanations can be found in the links below. (The links show you how to reproduce the bugg.) The links should be read in the same order as they appear. 1. https://i.ibb.co/dj10yqP/1eng.png 2. https://i.ibb.co/1zwLwQ6/2eng.png 3. https://i.ibb.co/pxY5GN9/3eng.png 4. https://i.ibb.co/ggpZXKk/4-eng.png Here is all the files used in the project. Nothing is excluded https://github.com/somedudeokey/monitor/archive/refs/heads/main.zip Pathmonitor.exe was created with pathmonitor.cpp. If you do not trust the .exe file, you can create the same .exe by using the .cpp file (pathmonitor.cpp) Take care ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=81663&edit=1