symfony/process

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Symfony Process is a PHP component that executes commands in sub-processes, replacing raw PHP functions like exec and shell_exec. It handles cross-platform argument escaping, environment variables, timeouts, signals, and synchronous or asynchronous execution with real-time output streaming.

Use cases

• run shell commands from php safely
• execute external binaries in a subprocess
• run processes asynchronously with streaming output
• replace exec and shell_exec in php
• manage process timeouts and signals in php
• spawn php child processes with same configuration

When to choose

• you need safe, portable command execution in PHP with proper argument escaping
• you need async process management, streaming output, or TTY/PTY support
• you are building on Symfony or Laravel and want a battle-tested process component

When to avoid

• you need a full job queue or scheduler rather than simple subprocess execution
• you are not working in PHP
• you need parallelism within a single PHP request rather than external process execution

Facets

library · maturity stable

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