Shell_exec php with nohup

Question

I think there are tons of similar posts but I haven\'t yet found a solution after searching around.

Basically, I\'m trying to run two scripts in the background. When

Answer 1

Try:

$output = shell_exec('/usr/bin/nohup php script.php >/dev/null 2>&1 &');

Or:

exec('/usr/bin/nohup php script.php >/dev/null 2>&1 &');

Answer 2

<?php
function execInBackground($cmd) {
    if (substr(php_uname(), 0, 7) == "Windows"){
        pclose(popen("start /B ". $cmd, "r")); 
    }
    else {
        exec($cmd . " > /dev/null &");  
    }
}

// take note: to get your PHP_PATH, try looking at your phpinfo :)
echo execInBackground("/usr/local/php53/bin/php 'example2.php'");
?>

Answer 3

This shoul work:

shell_exec('nohup /usr/bin/php path/to/script.php > output.txt &');