Hi, I've come across a new problem.
Basically, I need to know how to execute a php program in the background after a user inputs some information. Its gonna take a while to execute, so I don't want the user sitting around waiting for the script to finish executing. Ideally, it will execute the program and they can 'walk away', it will go about its business, and needs know client output. It will handle all the details on the server side.
How can I go about this? How can I pass variables as I would in a query? I've looked into the exec() and shell_exec() functions but don't thoroughly understand them, since I am learning PHP as I go.
Any and all help would be greatly appreciated!
