if (!strlen(trim($_POST['job_name']))) { $error = "Job name must be provided."; } else { // Instantiate an engine $engineClass = $_POST['job_engine']; $engine = new $engineClass(null); // Wonky, I know. $error = $engine->validateConfig(); } if (empty($error)) { // All is good. let's create our job. $config = new ImportConfig($engineClass); $engine->buildConfig($config); $importJob = new ImportJob(); $importJob->setName($_POST['job_name']); $importJob->setDescription($_POST['job_description']); $importJob->setCmd(ImportJob::CMD_START); $importJob->setConfig(serialize($config)); $importJob->setStartTime(time()); $importJob->setStatus("Starting..."); $importJob->setStatusCode(ImportJob::STATUS_STARTING); $importJob->save(); // Attempt to execute the external importer script, fork it, and love it. exec("php importer/import.php " . $importJob->getId() . " > /dev/null", $tempOutput, $retVal); if ($retVal != 42) { $error = "Failed to run external importer script. Return value: " . $retVal . "<br /> Error:"; foreach ($tempOutput as $output) { $error .= $output . "<br />"; } } }