Re: [PHP] Asynchronous PHP Execution

[Shawn McKenzie]

Richard Heyes wrote:

 > and exec/shell (but that

doesn't seem to be asynchronous), but neither seems optimal.

It can be if you redirect the output streams and put an ampersand after it:

<?php
    exec('sleep 5 > /dev/null 2>/dev/null &');
    echo 'Script ended';
?>

This tiny sample should end immediately, and the sleep command should run on regardless.

Also:

exec('sleep 5 >& /dev/null &');

Maybe?
-Shawn


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