CODEWITHSUNDEEP
phpexec
Eli Y
Eli Y

Reputation: 907

PHP exec on windows opens cmd window

I'm running PHP on win XP and I'm using exec() for some stuff in my program but every time the exec() is running a cmd.exe window is opened for a few seconds on the server. How can I make it run in the background ?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 2352

Answers (2)

ashastral
ashastral

Reputation: 2848

Prefix the command with start /B.

$process = popen("start /B ". $cmd, "r");

https://www.php.net/manual/function.exec.php#86329

Upvotes: 3

Ben
Ben

Reputation: 2045

$WshShell = new COM("WScript.Shell");
$oExec = $WshShell->Run('yourprogpath', 0, false);

Windows only.

EDIT - I think Fraxtil's answer is probably better if it works across windows and unix.

Upvotes: 1

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