On 4/29/07, Nathan Wallis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Howdy.I have an application in windows that I am running with a PHP page using exec ("start...... I am wondering as to the efficiency of such a statement and how taxing it is on the server. If multiple people access a page with such a statement, what toll does it take on the server and is there a better way to manage calls to the server side executable? When this statement is called a command prompt window appears for the duration of the execution. I am guessing it would be possible to crash the server if thousands of these processes we created at around the same time....just anyone experience would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Nathan
Switch to linux. If you still want to stick to windows. I believe it is possible to hide the command window, that would help also (Or was it a patch in PHP-DEV?). Windows won't be able to handle thousands of such processes. Even if you have a really fast server, more then hundred processes is too much for windows. It might still continue to run, but then it would be extremely slow. If you're really expecting 1000s of requests, you should definitely switch to linux. Tijnema -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
