Im nearly posative this isnt what your looking for, but I thought I would
see if maybe it was :)
compile php as a cgi so you can run it from the command prompt. then just
run the php file from the command prompt through exec ()
<?
exec("php -q somephpfile.php &");
?>
untested of course.
Chris Lee
Mediawaveonline.com
"Dylan McNamee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> There are occasions when I'd like to execute some long-running task
> in the background, in response to some user action. It seems that
> PHP has all the neccesary mechanisms to allow me to do this, but
> in my perusing of the manuals/FAQ's/digests, etc, I don't see such
> a facility.
>
> For example, I'd like to do something like this:
>
> function long_running_background_task()
> {
> ...
> }
>
> function handle_some_action()
> {
> ...
> fork (long_running_background_task);
> }
>
> In the cases I'd like to do this, I can manage synchronization
> externally...
> (i.e., implement join by waiting for a /tmp file to appear or
> something),
> so I'm not asking for a join, or any sychronization facilities.
>
> Does anyone agree that this would be useful? Is there another way to
> accomplish this? Better yet, does this function already exist, but has
> managed to hide for all this time...?
>
> thanks,
> dylan
>
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