Re: system()
| From: | Jason Wong | Date: | Mon, 06 Jan 2003 05:44:57 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: system() | ||
| References: | 1 | Groups: | php.general |
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On Monday 06 January 2003 04:20, Richard Baskett wrote:
> When using the system() function, let's say starting up a program, can that
> program start in the background while the rest of the page is parsed or
> does it have to wait until the system command has finished whatever it is
> doing?
If you're using linux or similar you can append an ampersand (&) to your
command to make it run in the background:
system('mycommand &');
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