[SOLVED] Shell_exec nohup with nohup.out

Issue

Executing this code:

shell_exec('nohup command&');

or this

shell_exec('nohup command > /path/to/nohup.out 2>&1&');

But there is no nohup.out in both cases. How can I run nohup with nohup.out via php?

Solution

shell_exec('nohup command > /path/to/nohup.out 2>&1&');

This line will work. Just make sure you have write permissions for the output folder. Consider your output folder is /usr/nohup-out

ls -l /usr/nohup-out

It should have write, read and execute permissions (rwx). If not, do this:

sudo chmod -R 777 /usr/nohup-out

Now, try to execute php file. It should create a nohup file in /usr/nohup-out folder.

Sample script and result:

1. date.php:

<?php
shell_exec('nohup date > /usr/nohup-out/nohup.out 2>&1&');
?>

2. Execute php from terminal:

php date.php

3. nohup.out content after execution

Thu Apr 23 11:30:28 IST 2015

Answered By - Rajesh N