On Wed, 2009-05-27 at 10:25 +0200, Kamil Walas wrote: > Hi, > > I stuck with strange error. I have following code: > <? > echo 'BEFORE'; > echo exec("ping -c1 -w1 1.1.25.38"); > echo 'AFTER'; > ?> > > Address doesn't exist. When execute script from command line everything > works fine. But when I go to the file by Firefox it hangs out and apache > need to be restart. This is a Virtual Server with PHP Version > 5.2.6-pl222-gentoo. When address exists it works fine. Only problem is > when it doesn't respond and apache hangs. > > I copy file to apache at my local apache and everything works fine. My > apache is with Version 5.3.0alpha3-dev at windows XP. > > At old server with php4 everything works fine. > > I suspect that something wrong is with apache configuration but I don't > know it for sure and couldn't find it. > > Thank you, > Kamil Walas > Are you sure it's crashed and is not just waiting for a reply from the remote server. How long do you leave it running before you assume it's crashed? I see it's set for a 1millisecond wait response, but what is the -c1 flag, as I'm not familiar with all the flags of a Windows ping, and a quick Google didn't reveal it. Ash www.ashleysheridan.co.uk -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php