Re: php 5 upgrade and background script on unix

Frederic Belleudy wrote: > >> don't fork webserver processes, granted it doesn't fix the problem, >> but you really >> should be doing it anyway. >> >> I'm guessing that the pcntl extension is not compiled into the >> webserver php SAPI, >> it's a really big guess because you didn't supply the code you use to >> do the forking with. >> >> > Ok then you want to have the fork code! 'want' is putting it strongly - unless of course your handing out AudiRS4's in which case 'want' is spot on. > I'm doing a complete example > ==================== > > My script is forking on itself. > So from my browser I go on: > http://localhost/test_fork.php > > My code in test_fork.php is : > > <? > $in = get_shell_args($_SERVER['argv']); // DONT PAY ATTENTION TO THAT does $_SERVER['argv'] exist at all? does your error reporting include E_NOTICE? what is the value of the ini setting 'register_argc_argv'? > FUNCTION, it a made home function > > if($in['bg']) { > print "HERE"; sleep(30); > } > else { > print "forking"; > `/usr/local/bin/php /www/admin.gammacash.com/test/test_fork.php bg=1 > 2>&1 /var/log/test.log &` > } > ?> > > So Im assuming that the fork will get the bg argument, in this case I > should receive "HERE" in /var/log/test.log (did tail -f > /var/log/test.log while I was running the script) > I've put a sleep 30 seconds to get the fork PID number. no idea how the sleep() will help. > > Unfortunately, when I do execute test_fork.php from the web, it wont > execute itself in background. won't it? what does it do? does it go into and endless loop and bring your machine to a halt by any chance? .. because by looking at it, as long as $in['bg'] is not set and not equal to true it's going to keep spawning sub-shells with cmdlines that call itself. > This method was running fine with my old config. > > The script works perfectly because if Im executing test_fork.php from > the shell, the fork is working fine! and what is the value of the ini setting 'register_argc_argv' when running via the php CLI SAPI?