This requires some Win32 magic in the invoking Win32 program, not in the generic PHP executable - so your question is somewhat off-topic for this list (though this may not have been apparent).
The hint: STARTUPINFO si; memset(&si,0,sizeof(si)); si.cb = sizeof(si); si.dwFlags = STARTF_USESTDHANDLES | STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW; si.wShowWindow = SW_HIDE; I'd expect you to be able to figure out the rest :). -----Original Message----- From: Adam Voigt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 9:31 AM Is it possible to make the php.exe under window's fork, so it isn't visible in the start bar? I ask because I would like to make a PHP program that runs periodically in the background, and I know how to start it at computer start time, but it makes that damned dos window pop up. There are external programs to make it be hidden but they require seperate install's which makes it not an option. Any ideas? -- PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php