Long Running Server Process

[abrandao]

I'm trying to write a php script which triggers (launches) a shell script which basically crawls through log files and extracts key info.. The problem is the script takes a couple of hours to run, how can I make it so that PHP launches the script, the OS keeps it running and PHP returns a confirmation page...

-ton

[Anon]

The php.ini has an execution limit of 30 seconds. Increase it if it's your server or email your admin(cross your fingers).

Quoc Le
Ares Network
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[Anon]

setting a script time limit won't help (the browser will time out..)

do you need confirmation that the job is done or that it has started properly??

I would have thought that exec'ing the shell script with an " &" after it would have kept it running in the bg after php execution finishes. But if you need completion feedback, you might want to use an email notifier or have a php page that checks for completion refresh every minute or so.

Cheers,
Tim

[synapse0]

if you can fork your shell script, then that's usually the best way to do what you're trying to do. Just exec the script, have the script fork off first thing. The parent would exit straight away and the php script would resume happily,and the child would continue to process the request.
-Syn