Hi, cronjobs will do the trik but it does not solve my problem because this job has to be trigger by the user and i have no control over the OS. So the only thing that i came up was to call the exec function with this command: exec ("php myPhpScript.php &"); Using the "&" i can make it to run in background but this is only in linux/unix enviroments. As i said before i have no control over the OS. The things is i have to send a newsletter but every email that is send is diferent so the process takes a long time to finish. That is why i need a diferent thread. Anyone has an idea to solve this? Thanks Rodrigo. --- "Bohaco, Ruud Alberts" <ruud@xxxxxxxxx> escribió: --------------------------------- I think cronjobs are what you are looking for. Google for information about then ins and outs. Good luck -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: php-objects@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:php-objects@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Namens Rodrigo Mendoza Verzonden: maandag 29 augustus 2005 14:18 Aan: php-objects@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Onderwerp: Runnning a process in background Hello everyone, i need to run a process in background as a separate thread, and check the status of that thread every one in a while. It is possible to do this? Rodrigo __________________________________________________ Correo Yahoo! Espacio para todos tus mensajes, antivirus y antispam ¡gratis! ¡Abrí tu cuenta ya! - http://correo.yahoo.com.ar PHP Data object relational mapping generator - http://www.meta-language.net/ Yahoo! Groups Links PHP Data object relational mapping generator - http://www.meta-language.net/ --------------------------------- YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "php-objects" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: php-objects-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. --------------------------------- __________________________________________________ Correo Yahoo! Espacio para todos tus mensajes, antivirus y antispam ¡gratis! ¡Abrí tu cuenta ya! - http://correo.yahoo.com.ar ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Most low income households are not online. Help bridge the digital divide today! http://us.click.yahoo.com/cd_AJB/QnQLAA/TtwFAA/saFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> PHP Data object relational mapping generator - http://www.meta-language.net/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/php-objects/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: php-objects-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/