Command/CronStartCommand.php
protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
    {
        if ($input->getOption('blocking')) {
            $output->writeln(sprintf('<info>%s</info>', 'Starting cron scheduler in blocking mode.'));
            $this->scheduler($output->isVerbose() ? $output : new NullOutput(), null);

            return 0;
        }

        if (!extension_loaded('pcntl')) {
            throw new \RuntimeException('This command needs the pcntl extension to run.');
        }

        $pidFile = sys_get_temp_dir().DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.self::PID_FILE;

        if (-1 === $pid = pcntl_fork()) {
            throw new \RuntimeException('Unable to start the cron process.');
        } elseif (0 !== $pid) {
            if (false === file_put_contents($pidFile, $pid)) {
                throw new \RuntimeException('Unable to create process file.');
            }

            $output->writeln(sprintf('<info>%s</info>', 'Cron scheduler started in non-blocking mode...'));

            return 0;
        }

        if (-1 === posix_setsid()) {
            throw new \RuntimeException('Unable to set the child process as session leader.');
        }

        $this->scheduler(new NullOutput(), $pidFile);
    }
protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
    {
        if ($input->getOption('blocking')) {
            $output->writeln(sprintf('<info>%s</info>', 'Starting cron scheduler in blocking mode.'));
            $this->scheduler($output->isVerbose() ? $output : new NullOutput(), null);

            return 0;
        }

        if (!extension_loaded('pcntl')) {
            throw new \RuntimeException('This command needs the pcntl extension to run.');
        }

        $pidFile = sys_get_temp_dir().DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.self::PID_FILE;

        if (-1 === $pid = pcntl_fork()) {
            throw new \RuntimeException('Unable to start the cron process.');
        } elseif (0 !== $pid) {
            if (false === file_put_contents($pidFile, $pid)) {
                throw new \RuntimeException('Unable to create process file.');
            }

            $output->writeln(sprintf('<info>%s</info>', 'Cron scheduler started in non-blocking mode...'));

            return 0;
        }

        if (-1 === posix_setsid()) {
            throw new \RuntimeException('Unable to set the child process as session leader.');
        }

        $this->scheduler(new NullOutput(), $pidFile);
    }
{@inheritdoc}