Call to undefined function: pcntl_fork()

[tomfmason]

I think that I am most likely missing something in the php.ini. When I try a simple forking script I get the following error.  [b]Call to undefined function: pcntl_fork()[/b]

here is the forking script
[code]
<?php
$pid = pcntl_fork();
if ($pid == -1) {
    die("The fork did not work");
}elseif ($pid) {
    echo "This is the parent and the pid is <b>$pid</b><br />";
}else{
    echo "This is the child and the pid is <b>$pid</b>";
}
?>[/code]

I am testing this on a windows platform with php 5.0.2

Any suggestions would be great.

Thanks,
Tom

[shoz]

[quote=php.net]
Installation

Process Control support in PHP is not enabled by default. You have to compile the CGI or CLI version of PHP with --enable-pcntl configuration option when compiling PHP to enable Process Control support.

    Note: Currently, this module will not function on non-Unix platforms (Windows).

[/quote]
http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.pcntl.php

[tomfmason]

lol.. I guess I should read the manual fully. Thanks.

Well I have a problem then. I am attempting to fork a socket script and I have no idea how. I looked at the phpfreaks forking tutorial and realized that it is not realy forking tutorial but rather a tutorial for back dooring a process.

Any suggestions?

Thanks again,
Tom

[Yesideez]

Erm...
[code]<?php
if ($all_that_can_be_learnt == $is_learnt) {
    $life = "Boring";
}
?>[/code]
Bad grammar! :D

[Jenk]

Why do you need to fork, out of curiosity? There is practically no need to fork for any web application scenario.

[tomfmason]

@Jenk
I have written a socket server that realy bogs the server. 

@Yessideez
I guess that I will stop asking questions here. Every time I do I am met with sarcasm.