Topic: Detaching a function
Is there any way in PHP to detach a running function so that it will continue in the background, so that the calling script may carry on with its tasks?
Cheers,
Matt
Re: Detaching a function
Not natively, PHP doesn't support multi-threading.
3 2008-01-04 02:29 (edited by MattF 2008-01-04 02:31)
Re: Detaching a function
Cheers. 
Edit: Just out of curiosity, does the 'not natively' bit mean there is an alternative way to do it?
- elbekko
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Re: Detaching a function
If your installation supports system() calls, yes.
system('php script.php &');Re: Detaching a function
You can also call a script through the webserver via fsockopen.
However, again, those are not real multi-threading 