RE: [PHP] freebsd and exec problem

always check permissions.... make sure the web server can read/execute what it needs to. also, have you tried running the program from a shell and seeing if it generated any errors? > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Lynch [mailto:ceo@l-i-e.com] > Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 3:12 AM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: Re: [PHP] freebsd and exec problem > > > Is PHP timing out after 30 seconds?... > > -- > WARNING richard@zend.com address is an endangered species -- Use > ceo@l-i-e.com > Wanna help me out? Like Music? Buy a CD: > http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm > Volunteer a little time: http://chatmusic.com/volunteer.htm > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gary Starks" <tanlain@msn.com> > Newsgroups: php.general > Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2001 2:22 AM > Subject: [PHP] freebsd and exec problem > > > > I am having a strange problem that I have yet to solve. > > > > > > I am running apache 1.3.14 and php 4.0.5 on FreeBSD 4.3 > > > > My problem is that when I am trying to execute a program via php the > program > > dies after a short amount of time. > > > > I have tried execing in the background, calling another program that execs > > it into the background (both instances using: > > exec("nohup /my/program &"); > > > > This same syntax worked on a Linux Mandrake 8.0 machine with the same > > webserver and php setup. It just isnt working on a FreeBSD 4.3 machine. > > > > The program starts to exec but when I close the calling webpage it > > terminates, or if i leave that page open it terminates after a short > period > > of time. > > > > But if I run the same command from the command line, it works perfectly. > > > > Any ideas on what I can check or what I need to change to get this to work > > correctly? > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > > http://explorer.msn.com > > > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >