PHP CLi - Set running on cmd line then continue? Don't want bash script to wait

Question

Hopefully a quick question. I have a .sh script running a php script - the php takes some time to complete and I want the .sh script to proceed.

Is that possible? And if so, how so?

Arnaud Le Blanc · Accepted Answer · 2011-08-18 18:50:45Z

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Have you tried php somescript.php & ? The & at the end causes the sh script to continue executing.

If you want the php script to outlive the shell script, try this:

nohup php somescript.php >/dev/null 2>&1 &

answered Aug 18, 2011 at 18:26

Arnaud Le Blanc

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Does the & do something there? Sorry I don't get it.

Yes, it causes the sh script to not wait for the php script to finish before continuing its execution

Sounds spot on, let me just see

Doesn't seem to work. Am I missing something: I'm doing: php -f /home/script.php $2 &

Try this: nohup php -f somescript.php >/dev/null 2>&1 &

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