[stunnel-users] launch stunnel server daemon from php?

I am having problems launching stunnel from a php "exec" command. I would like to have it launch as a server daemon and then have the exec command return control to the php script. The best I have been able to do is launch it in foreground with a command like "/usr/local/bin/stunnel /etc/stunnel/test.conf &" but control never returns to the php script.

I do not want to use inetd mode, and would prefer to specify command line arguments, but I see they are no longer available in version 4.

Any ideas?

. . . . . Wesley Kenzie [email protected]