I need some type of script forking and I'm wondering if there is a good
way in PHP.
Here is the situation: I have a script where a user picks some options
and a large report file is generated and emailed. The report will take
several minutes to compile and I'd like to allow the user to continue
using the site. So basically, I'm thinking that at the end of the
script I want to spawn off the report script and return some html to the
user so the user doesn't have to wait for the report.
I've considered work arounds such as cron batching and AJAX, but I keep
thinking there has to be a way to do it in PHP. I've looked at starting
the report script with a shell command, but it seems PHP waits for a
return value. Does anyone have any insight on forking?
Thanks,
Ken Snyder
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