Run php shell_exec in background [duplicate]

Question

I had a file

run.php

the code is as followed

<?php

$shell_cmd = '/usr/bin/aria2c --on-bt-download-complete ./hook.sh "http://sometorrent.com/file.torrent"';

shell_exec($shell_cmd .' 2>&1 > out.log');

echo $shell_cmd;
?>

I tried run this script via website which is

http://mywebsite.com/run.php

My browser continue loading buffering sort of, until the torrent finish, how do i run in background so it execute right away in background.

undefined_variable · Accepted Answer · 2014-08-24 08:15:12Z

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<?php

$shell_cmd = '/usr/bin/aria2c --on-bt-download-complete ./hook.sh "http://sometorrent.com/file.torrent"';

shell_exec($shell_cmd .' > out.log &');

echo $shell_cmd;
?>

This will run the shell command in background

edited Aug 24, 2014 at 8:15

answered Aug 24, 2014 at 7:18

undefined_variable

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user3504335 Over a year ago

I tried your solution but my program still run with buffering till the script execute finish.

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