note 58730 added to function.exec

In order to execute a command have have it not hang your php script while it runs, the program you run must not output back to php. To do this, redirect both stdout and stderr to /dev/null, then background it. > /dev/null 2>&1 & What about Windows? ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.exec.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+58730 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+58730&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+58730&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+58730&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+58730&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: non-english -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+58730&report=yes&reason=non-english Delete: already in docs -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+58730&report=yes&reason=already+in+docs Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+58730&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+58730&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php