I've used system() instead of exec() on windows systems with success before.
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From: "Richard Lynch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2001 4:52 PM
Subject: [PHP] Re: Problems with exec
> > i have some problems with "exec". i am using win2000, apache and latest
> php
> > version. always 'unable to fork' . what´s the problem?
>
> As I understand it:
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> Windows is not thread-safe.
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> As an implication, exec-ing something would just crash anyway.
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> Thus, exec() and friends won't work on Windows in PHP4 and up.
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> If that's wrong, somebody email me off-list.
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