WAMP and pcntl_fork

Question

Is there a way to make pcntl_fork work in WAMP? I need to develop a forking solution and test it locally.

Answer 1

No, it's not possible. The PCNTL extension requires *nix platforms.

Now, with that said, what are you trying to do, and can you solve it without forking...?

Edit: Some alternatives to launching background processes:

• Unix/Linux:

  exec('nohup php yourscript.php > /dev/null 2>&1 &');
  

• Windows;

  $com = new Com('WScript.shell');
  $com->run('php yourscript.php', 10, false);
  

  For documentation on the arguments, see: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/d5fk67ky(v=vs.85).aspx