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Request #9743 can exec() or system() return the pid ?
Submitted: 2001-03-14 13:00 UTC Modified: 2002-04-27 15:03 UTC
From: tf at tfromm dot com Assigned:
Status: Closed Package: Feature/Change Request
PHP Version: 4.0.4pl1 OS: linux
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2001-03-14 13:00 UTC] tf at tfromm dot com 
hi,

its possible to implement, that exec saves the new pid of 
the executed external programm into another parameter?
(like the output)

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 [2002-04-27 15:03 UTC] jimw@php.net 
no, exec() and system() both only return when the process they spawn exits.
 
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