note 57952 added to ref.exec

I've been trying to get a process to run in the background while the rest of the script which called the process continues to run. The easiest way I found to do this in Linux is by executing the following: The script to run in the background is called $ProgExec <?php ...script before... exec("$ProgExec > /dev/null &"); ...script after ?> The "> /dev/null" makes all output go into a blackhole. The "&" makes the process run in the background. Works like a charm for me. Thought I'd spread the good news. :) ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.exec.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+57952 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+57952&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+57952&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+57952&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+57952&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: non-english -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+57952&report=yes&reason=non-english Delete: already in docs -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+57952&report=yes&reason=already+in+docs Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+57952&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+57952&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php