Re: Re: Problems with exec

I've used system() instead of exec() on windows systems with success before. Data Driven Design 1506 Tuscaloosa Ave Holly Hill, Florida 32117 http://www.datadrivendesign.com Phone: (386) 226-8979 Websites That WORK For You ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Lynch" <ceo@l-i-e.com> To: <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2001 4:52 PM Subject: [PHP] Re: Problems with exec > > i have some problems with "exec". i am using win2000, apache and latest > php > > version. always 'unable to fork' . what´s the problem? > > As I understand it: > > Windows is not thread-safe. > > As an implication, exec-ing something would just crash anyway. > > Thus, exec() and friends won't work on Windows in PHP4 and up. > > If that's wrong, somebody email me off-list. > > -- > 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 > > > > -- > 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 > >