How to run the PHP code asynchronous

Question

How can I run PHP code asynchronously without waiting? I have a long run (almost infinite) that should run while server starts and should process asynchronously without wait

Answer 1

This isn't really what PHP is designed for. You have to use the PECL threading library to spin off threads that run asynchronously, and I don't recommend it. The new hotness in the async department is node.js - I recommend you look into that and see if you can utilize it. It's designed for light weight, asynchronous network operations, and can be used to fire PHP scripts.