RE: [PHP-WIN] Re: exec() without waiting for completion in Win2k

What does this do....? exec(getenv('COMSPEC').' /c c:\path\to\your\bat\file\build.bat >NUL'); Do you see any errors in the log file? Rich -----Original Message----- From: Kurtis Harper [mailto:napalm@pei.eastlink.ca] Sent: 08 September 2002 15:33 To: php-windows@lists.php.net Subject: [PHP-WIN] Re: exec() without waiting for completion in Win2k I am having problems as well with exec() but this may help in your case, try single quotes, eg add this to your php script: exec ('start C:\path\to\your\bat\file\build.bat'); Hope this helps. "Noel Llopis" <llopis@comcast.net> wrote in message news:20020908072821.CADD.LLOPIS@comcast.net... > Hello, > > I'm working on a web front-end for our build system. One of the > things I need to do is allow the user to start a lengthy build in the > back and continue using the web page. > > Unfortunately, I can't find out how to do it. I can start the > build, but the web page won't complete loadinguntil the build > finishes (which considering it can take up to 5 hours, it's > not a good thing ;-) > > I'm using Apache 1.3 under Win2k and PHP 4.2.3. I tried all > combinations of exec ("cmd /c start build"), even doing > exec ("cmd /c start build.bat"), where build.bat contains > start build. Nothing. The web page always waits for the command > to finish. > > I'm running PHP as an Apache module. I tried running it as > CGI but had no luck getting PHP to work at all. > > Any suggestions? It's the most important thing this front > end has to do. Without it, there would be no point to the program > in the first place. > > Switching to Linux, unfortunately, is not an alternative I can > consider right now since the build itself needs to happen > in Win2k. > > Thanks. > > > --Noel > llopis@comcast.net > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.385 / Virus Database: 217 - Release Date: 9/4/2002 -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php