Running shell_exec in background on windows using php

Question

I have controller like this

public function test()
{
  shell_exec("node  node-server\socket.server.js > node.log");
  return 1;
}

but when I run this controller with ajax, status is (pending) and I want show me 1;

Awais Rafique · Accepted Answer · 2017-02-05 10:44:05Z

2

ajax is waiting the ending of node js query, you have to send it to process in background by adding

shell_exec("node  node-server\socket.server.js > /dev/null &");

answered Feb 5, 2017 at 10:44

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I want add log on 'node.log'

paranoid · Accepted Answer · 2017-02-06 14:18:14Z

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I solve it

popen('start /B node-server\socket.server.js > node.log', "r");
return 1;

answered Feb 6, 2017 at 14:18

paranoid

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