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I have this very simple Perl script on my linux server.

What I would like to be able to do is to call the script from a browser on a separate machine
Have the script initiate a fork ->
Have the parent send an httpResponse -> (freeing up the browser)
Immediately end the parent ->
Allow the child to do its job, heavy complex database work, which could take a minute or two ->
Have the child end itself with no output whatsoever

When I call this script from a browser, the browser does not receive the sent response till the child is complete.

Yes, it works when called from the command line.

Is what I want to do possible?
p.s. I even tried it with Proc::Simple->start, but I get the same hangin up.

#!/usr/bin/perl
local $SIG{CHLD} = "IGNORE";
use lib '/var/www/cgi-bin';
use CGI;

my $q = new CGI;

if(!defined($pid = fork())) {
   die "Cannot fork a child: $!";
} elsif ($pid == 0) {
   print $q->header();
   print "i am the child\n";
   sleep(10);
   print "child is done\n";
   exit;
} else {
    print $q->header();
    print "I am the parent\n";
       print "parent is done\n";
   exit 0;
}
exit 0;

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In reply to Can I have a Perl script, initiated from a browser, fork itself, and not wait for the child to end? by bartender1382

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