note 34326 added to function.pcntl-fork

On a fork, vars themselves are copied into the new child's space, not just a refrence to that var. Consider: <? $foo="foo"; $pid=pcntl_fork(); if($pid != 0) { /* we're here if this is the parent */ $foo="bar"; echo $foo; // returns "bar". die("Child complete"); } else { /* we're the child */ sleep 5 echo $foo; // returns "foo" even though the parent set $foo to "bar" about 5 seconds earlier. }; ?> ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.pcntl-fork.php Edit Note -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+34326 Delete Note -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+34326&report=yes Reject Note -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+34326&report=yes