> and exec/shell (but that
doesn't seem to be asynchronous), but neither seems optimal.
It can be if you redirect the output streams and put an ampersand after it:
<?php
exec('sleep 5 > /dev/null 2>/dev/null &');
echo 'Script ended';
?>
This tiny sample should end immediately, and the sleep command should
run on regardless.
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