Bug #9069 Updated: "Unable to fork" error when trying to use external program execution.

ID: 9069 User updated by: anders.jensen@prodev.net Reported By: anders.jensen@prodev.net Old Status: Closed Status: Open Bug Type: Program Execution Operating System: Win NT4 SP6 Old PHP Version: 4.0.4pl1 PHP Version: 4.0.6 Old Assigned To: derick Assigned To: New Comment: Upgraded to 4.0.6 but still the same problem! Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2001-04-27 12:55:17] dbeu@php.net fixed in cvs, wait for 4.0.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2001-02-25 10:54:49] derick@php.net Working on it ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2001-02-02 06:59:07] anders.jensen@prodev.net I use PHP 4.0.4 pl1 on a machine running Windows NT4 Server, with sp 6 and IIS4 When I try to use any of the functions exec(), system() or passthru(), I receive the following error: Warning: Unable to fork [dir /w > c:\test.txt] in D:\Inetpub\wwwroot\cooldim.com\test.php on line 2. This error was displayed when trying to run the following code: <? passthru("dir /w > c:\\test.txt"); ?> I tried a similar script on a Unix machine which worked fine... Help Please! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=9069&edit=1