Re: Backgrounding PHP

Hi Cary, > I'm new to php on Windows and to this list. This is probably a really basic > question for most of you, but I've searched the web for hours trying to > find an answer. Hopefully somebody here will be kind enough to clue me in. > > Here's the question... > When running a php script from the task scheduler, how do you keep the > "mtask" window from popping up every time the task runs ? > Is there a command line witch for php.exe for this, or something just as > simple ? I have always used AT/command line, until very recently, when I 'discovered' the 'new' task scheduler facility. Guess what, I asked exactly the same question! If you use a separate userId for the batch job, than the userId running in the foreground, the window will not pop-up over what you're doing. I set up a special userId for batch work (and relevant permissions). Regards, =dn