Re: apache + php + system() = error :(

well... i understood your comment and it is clear that windows systems don't use forking, but under w32 processes can have child's (children ? :) but i can't understand why are functions that need forking (???) enabled? ... but after all this -forking- is not the issue here ... the real problem is that I MUST USE external executable's and i can't see a way to do that ... must i really take a shot, using PERL ? camooon ... Jürgen. ""Joe Brown"" <joebrown@somewhere.com> wrote in message news:995n6l$kp2$1@toye.p.sourceforge.net... > Forking is a unix thing... What happens when a process comes to a fork in > the road, it splits and continues in two directions. > > You can't execute a batch file, you need the command intrepreter to handle > that one, so the previous suggestion should be accurate. If you're on NT or > 2000, maybe cmd.exe would be more apropriate. > > If you don't like this comment, go to the kitchen, open the silverware > drawer, grab a fork and and see how far along you get with it on your > keyboard. > > <jyrgen [@] phon.ioc.ee@toye.php.net ("Jürgen Lasn")> wrote in message > news:98qdfq$2t9$1@toye.p.sourceforge.net... > > Hi! > > > > No the error is not generated while exec'ing external program but while it > > attemts to call the system() command ... it's like the system() and exec() > > are malfuncioning ... using backticks (`) made the script to hang .... > there > > is something very fundamental that i do wrong but ... where? what? > > > > whoknows? :) > > > > Jürgen. > > > > "Fernando Madruga" <FMadruga@ascoimbra.pt> wrote in message > > news:3685A91F554BD411BA310008C759B6CC02527C23@MAIL_CBR... > > You could try replacing "batch.bat" with "c:\windows\command.com /c > > batch.bat" for windows 9x or "C:\winnt\cmd.exe /c batch.bat" or something > > like that. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-windows-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-windows-help@lists.php.net > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > > > -- > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-windows-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-windows-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >