Using exec to run a PHP script from another PHP script is not working properly (yes I fully qualified everything) -

for may find in future

$test = exec("echo . | /usr/local/bin/php /usr/www/test123.php");

echo $test;

echo period , pipe php. works perfectly, not sure why though.

i know has been asked here before...but read through of them , attempted solutions.

-------test123.php--------

echo "this better work";

-------test.php---------

$test = exec("/usr/local/bin/php /usr/www/test123.php");

echo print_r($test);

when load test123.php echos "this better work". when use exec hangs. looked @ processes , looks if starts 3 test123.php scripts. there missing?

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