PCNTL_EXEC(3) 1 PCNTL_EXEC(3)
pcntl_exec - Executes specified program in current process space
SYNOPSIS
void pcntl_exec (string $path, [array $args], [array $envs])
DESCRIPTION
Executes the program with the given arguments.
PARAMETERS
o $path
-$path must be the path to a binary executable or a script with a valid path pointing to an executable in the shebang (
#!/usr/local/bin/perl for example) as the first line. See your system's man execve(2) page for additional information.
o $args
-$args is an array of argument strings passed to the program.
o $envs
-$envs is an array of strings which are passed as environment to the program. The array is in the format of name => value, the key
being the name of the environmental variable and the value being the value of that variable.
RETURN VALUES
Returns FALSE on error and does not return on success.
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