Run a PHP script and keep it active even after closing the console.

[mattbop]

Hello, question. I need to run a PHP script from the command prompt (I am using XAMPP on Windows) and I want to run "php example.php" and have it continue running even when I close the console. I understand that I should use some kind of daemon as I usually do for Node.js, but I can't figure out how to do it in PHP. Can anyone help me out?

Thank you.