Richard Heyes wrote:
> and exec/shell (but thatdoesn'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 -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php