Re: Asynchronous PHP Execution

[Shawn McKenzie <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Richard Heyes wrote:
>  > and exec/shell (but that
> > doesn'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


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