php system() doesnt let the rest of the code , execute

Question

I have a PHP script like this:

<?php  
  system("firefox http://run.imacros.net/?m=the_macro.iim 2>&1");
  // CODE//  
?>

When I run this from terminal, opens my FireFox normally but never run the rest of the code in the script!
If I close the FireFox manually then the script runs the rest of the code.

I want to execute my script without stacking in the system() command.

See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/222414/asynchronous-shell-exec-in-php (duplicate) — bwoebi, Apr 06 '13 at 12:50

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 06 '13 at 12:55

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The 2>&1 redirects stderr to stdout, but you haven't redirected stdout, so if any output is generated to either handle, PHP waits. To discard any output to both handles, use

system("firefox http://run.imacros.net/?m=the_macro.iim >/dev/null 2>&1");

answered Apr 06 '13 at 12:55

grahamj42

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