Re: Asynchronous PHP Execution

From:	Shawn McKenzie	Date:	Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:48:49 +0000
Subject:	Re: Asynchronous PHP Execution
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Richard Heyes wrote:

and exec/shell (but that
doesn't seem to be asynchronous), but neither seems optimal.
It can be if you redirect the output streams and put an ampersand after it: <?php
    exec('sleep 5 > /dev/null 2>/dev/null &');
    echo 'Script ended';
?> This tiny sample should end immediately, and the sleep command should run on regardless.

Also: exec('sleep 5 >& /dev/null &'); Maybe? -Shawn