PHP: syntax error, unexpected '&' in /etc/php5/cli/php.ini on line 107

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I am trying to use a proc_open() in my php script to call and execute another php script. The following is the code:

$descriptors = array(
 0 => array("pipe","r"),
 1 => array("pipe","w"),
 2 => array("file","./error_log.txt","a")
) ;
$cwd="./";
$process=proc_open('php reversegame.php &', $descriptors,$pipes,$cwd); 
if (is_resource($process)) {
  $return_value = proc_close($process);
}

This writes the following error in the error_log.txt

PHP: syntax error, unexpected '&' in /etc/php5/cli/php.ini on line 107

I am new to proc_open, and still trying to get a grasp on the usage of this function. I am actually trying to execute this php script simultaneously while running another script!

check for "disable_functions" in php.ini file without double quote. — Dipesh Parmar
– Dipesh Parmar, Commented Feb 12, 2013 at 5:58

Yogesh Suthar · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-12 05:55:18Z

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remove & from this line

$process=proc_open('php reversegame.php ', $descriptors,$pipes,$cwd);

answered Feb 12, 2013 at 5:55

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user657592 Over a year ago

But I want the script to execute in the background.

kuldeep.kamboj · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-12 06:05:38Z

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I am also faced this error. But this error should not block your script to work. This error comes due to using & operator in INI file (like using error_reporting E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE).

answered Feb 12, 2013 at 6:05

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kuldeep.kamboj Over a year ago

No, I did not solve the issue as It not block the php scripts. Some settings like error_reporting work in php code too, So its better to remove from ini file and then put in code by using ini_set("error_reporting", E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE) OR direct function error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE).

Prakhar Agrawal Over a year ago

Anyways, heres the solution to that. stackoverflow.com/questions/32901337/…

Dipesh Parmar · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-12 06:03:15Z

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You might have disabled proc_open.

search for disable_functions you will see disable_functions = show_source,system,shell_exec,passthru,exec,phpinfo,proc_open.

Now change it to disable_functions = .

And restart all service and try.

answered Feb 12, 2013 at 6:03

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Geek Num 88 · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-12 08:00:01Z

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You will need to look into forking the process using pcntl_fork()

I don't know if this will let you put the other script in the background but you should be able to fork the current thread and then end the current thread with the new forked thread still running.

answered Feb 12, 2013 at 8:00

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