Re: executing background process from php
| From: | Richard Heyes | Date: | Mon, 25 May 2009 12:43:11 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: executing background process from php | ||
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Hi,
> I am newbie with this subject and really need to know it...
> I need a good and clear samples of 'executing background process from
>
> php<http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?t=90061>'
>
> where can I find it?
The manual I would imagine. To execute a background task you need to
redirect all output streams, like this (on Unix - on Windows I have no
idea I'm afraid):
<?php
exec('sleep 5 >/dev/null 2>&1 &');
?>
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Richard Heyes
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