launch an independant process

[pch]

Hello list,

I would like to launch a process (a long one: ftp, a lot of data to
check, a lot of time to do) from a page but do not want the end of the
process to return to the page.

I notice the pcntl_fork function, but need to rebuild PHP and Apache...

Does anyone knows another way to do this ?

Thanks a lot in advance for your help.
Philippe

[Colin McKinnon]

pch wrote:

Hello list,

I would like to launch a process (a long one: ftp, a lot of data to
check, a lot of time to do) from a page but do not want the end of the
process to return to the page.

I notice the pcntl_fork function, but need to rebuild PHP and Apache...

Does anyone knows another way to do this ?

$cmd="/long/running/script";
`echo $cmd | at now`;

C.

[ziizii]

What about this? Just suggestion.

/* client is redirected and script continues with execution */
ignore_user_abort(true);
header("Location: /back.php");

[pch]

Colin McKinnon a écrit :

pch wrote:

Hello list,

I would like to launch a process (a long one: ftp, a lot of data to
check, a lot of time to do) from a page but do not want the end of the
process to return to the page.

I notice the pcntl_fork function, but need to rebuild PHP and Apache...

Does anyone knows another way to do this ?

$cmd="/long/running/script";
`echo $cmd | at now`;

C.

Does this work in PHP ? If yes, it has no effect for me...

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[pch]

ziizii a écrit :

What about this? Just suggestion.

/* client is redirected and script continues with execution */
ignore_user_abort(true);
header("Location: /back.php");

as far as I could see, the script is interrupted... to go to the
location stuff.

--
Please replace lalaposte by laposte ton send me an email.

[Colin McKinnon]

pch wrote:

Colin McKinnon a écrit :

pch wrote:

Hello list,

I would like to launch a process (a long one: ftp, a lot of data to
check, a lot of time to do) from a page but do not want the end of the
process to return to the page.

I notice the pcntl_fork function, but need to rebuild PHP and Apache...

Does anyone knows another way to do this ?

$cmd="/long/running/script";
`echo $cmd | at now`;

C.

Does this work in PHP ? If yes, it has no effect for me...

No, it works OUTSIDE of PHP - that's rather the point.

C.