>
> Let's try this again :) You were most of the way there the first time,
> and the shell script thing I suggested is unnecessary.
>
> system("command >/dev/null &"); # works for me
>
> Specifically:
>
> sleep.pl:
> #!/usr/bin/perl
> $|++;
> print STDERR time." start of sleep\n";
> sleep(5);
>
On 8/2/05, Ram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have a situation where a CGI script has to start an independent perl
> script and exit without capturing the output or waiting for the exit code.
> It doesnt make any practicle sense to me as this perl script takes good 6
> hours to run and my CGI scrip
>
>
> > Yes the user cgi script is running have permissions to execute that
> > script...
> >
> > Infact with the above mentioned methods I am able to execute the script
> > very well but my cgi script is waiting until it is getting finished,
> which I
> > dont want.
> >
> > I only want my c
On 8/2/05, Ram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > I tried
> > >
> > > exec("command");
> > > and also
> > > system("command &");
> > >
> > > Niether seemed to work, for the reason which I assume is, since it is a
> CGI
> > > script and webserver waits until this script exits and then displays the
On 8/2/05, Ram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have a situation where a CGI script has to start an independent perl
> script and exit without capturing the output or waiting for the exit code.
> It doesnt make any practicle sense to me as this perl script takes good 6
> hours to run and my CGI scrip
