How to run my script from another script and wait for finish?

+2 Q:

I need to call a script called build_report.php, pass in a URL variable named partno and wait until it is finished before continuing.

This script builds a report and then an email is sent out to our customer so I don't want the email sent until the report is generated.

Is this possible?

Which should I use exec or cURL?

+2 A:

If its a local script, exec() or system() will do the trick.

GrandmasterB 2010-08-18 18:03:24

...except that the script may have server-specific code, such as `apache_request_headers()` or `getallheaders()`

Frxstrem 2010-08-18 18:05:51

No specific stuff like that. How will I know it is finished?

MB34 2010-08-18 18:09:19

@MB34 `exec()` blocks until finished.

Edward Mazur 2010-08-18 18:10:56

how do I pass in URL variable using exec?

MB34 2010-08-18 18:31:43

See the command line interface help for PHP. I think its just a matter of passing it in as a command line argument.

GrandmasterB 2010-08-18 18:51:15

@MB34 If you call `php build_report.php foo bar`, then `$argc[1]` will be `foo` and `$argc[2]` will be `bar`.

Edward Mazur 2010-08-18 19:25:16

Not going to use exec, sorry.

MB34 2010-08-18 19:35:17

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