shell_exec();

[trp]

Hi guys,

I am using shell_exec to call a batch script, I don't need the batch to put any output on the page and - as it takes some time to run - I would love it to run in the background, however currently the page hangs untill the script has completed.. can any suggest how to run shell_exec in the background or other methods of running the script without the page hanging?

 

Thanks in advance!

 

TRP

[Ken2k7]

Use nohup.

[trp]

I forgot to add, I am using Windows Server 2003.

I have found this: http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/coreutils.htm

Which adds nohup functionality to Windows, it works fine when run directly from command prompt on the machine.

However, the page calling

shell_exec('nohup something.bat');

still hangs, if you have any further advice that would be great!

 

TRP

[trp]

I am now using the following code with great success. Thanks for the tips however!

 

For reference:

launchBackgroundProcess('start /b something.bat');

function launchBackgroundProcess($call) {
$task = popen($call,'r');
pclose($task);
}