Re^2: Detached forking in a CGI script

Looking at Proc::Background, it appears to use fork and exec.

So I would say that Fork the correct tool for the job

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Re^3: Detached forking in a CGI script by stevieb (Canon) on Apr 29, 2016 at 22:08 UTC
Pedantic..., I'll rephrase... "this job appears much easier when using a known-working module that shadows what you want to do in the background, with a nice, clean API". Out of curiosity, what working suggestions do you have? ;)	[reply]
Re^4: Detached forking in a CGI script by queldor (Acolyte) on Apr 30, 2016 at 00:19 UTC
Oh, I completely agree w/ using a clean API, which I would say Proc::Background is. I personally try to stick to the KISS mentally	[reply]