note 103120 deleted from function.exec by danbrown

Note Submitter: me at null-byte dot info ---- Summarizing, how to execute command on Windows and not to wait until it ends up: <?php function _exec($cmd, $style = 5, $wait = false) { # $cmd description: # Command to execute # $style description: # 0 - Hides the window and activates another window. # 1 - Activates and displays a window. If the window is minimized or maximized, the system restores it to its original size and position. An application should specify this flag when displaying the window for the first time. # 2 - Activates the window and displays it as a minimized window. # 3 - Activates the window and displays it as a maximized window. # 4 - Displays a window in its most recent size and position. The active window remains active. # 5 - Activates the window and displays it in its current size and position. # 6 - Minimizes the specified window and activates the next top-level window in the Z order. # 7 - Displays the window as a minimized window. The active window remains active. # 8 - Displays the window in its current state. The active window remains active. # 9 - Activates and displays the window. If the window is minimized or maximized, the system restores it to its original size and position. An application should specify this flag when restoring a minimized window. # 10 - Sets the show-state based on the state of the program that started the application. # $wait description: # This boolean value indicating whether the script should wait for the program to finish executing before continuing to the next statement in your script $WshShell = new COM("WScript.Shell"); $oExec = $WshShell->Run("cmd /C \"{$cmd}\"", $style, $wait); } ?>