PHP background process

[The Little Guy]

Is it possible to run a php script as a background process?

 

I don't want to have the command line window open while my php script runs, since it is an endless loop.

[Daniel0]

degeberg ~ # cat >> test.php
<?php
while (1) {

}
?>
degeberg ~ # php test.php&
[1] 1990
degeberg ~ # ps -A | grep php
1990 pts/0    00:00:00 php

[tomfmason]

If you want to do it on windows you can do something like this using COM:

 

<?php
$dir = "C:\\path\\to\\";
$obj = new COM('WScript.Shell');
$obj->run("cmd /K CD $dir & php your_script.php", 0, false); 
?>

 

 

[DarkWater]

And actually, if you're on Linux, Daniel's example would still close with the terminal.  You'd probably want to use nohup.

[Daniel0]

And actually, if you're on Linux, Daniel's example would still close with the terminal.  You'd probably want to use nohup.

 

No it won't. I forgot to terminate the process and I just logged in again and checked. ps still shows it as running.

[Maq]

Can't you just call it like this?

 

# php your_file.php &

 

 

[Daniel0]

Can't you just call it like this?

 

# php your_file.php &

 

http://www.phpfreaks.com/forums/index.php/topic,226411.msg1043998.html#msg1043998

[Maq]

  I amaze myself sometimes.

[The Little Guy]

I guess it would help to say that I am using Windows (Vista).

[corbin]

http://www.phpfreaks.com/forums/index.php/topic,221784.msg1018723.html

 

 

It appears Windows has over secured things....

 

 

I know when ever a process runs as a different user it doesn't show (like scheduled tasks for example), but that's only true under certain circumstances (for example runas makes it show).