Can't run bash file inside ZSH - linux

Question

I've placed a bash file inside .zshrc and tried all different ways to run it every time I open a new terminal window or source .zshrc but no luck.
FYI: it was working fine on .bashrc
here is .zshrc script:
#Check if ampps is running
bash ~/ampps_runner.sh & disown
Different approach:
#Check if ampps is running
sh ~/ampps_runner.sh & disown
Another approach:
#Check if ampps is running
% ~/ampps_runner.sh & disown
All the above approaches didn't work (meaning it supposes to run an app named ampps but it doesn't in zsh.
Note: It was working fine before switching to zsh from bash. so it does not have permission or syntax problems.
Update: content of ampps_runner.sh
#! /usr/bin/env
echo "########################"
echo "Checking for ampps server to be running:"
check=$(pgrep -f "/usr/local/ampps" )
#[ -z "$check" ] && echo "Empty: Yes" || echo "Empty: No"
if [ -z "$check" ]; then
echo "It's not running!"
cd /usr/local/ampps
echo password | sudo -S ./Ampps
else
echo "It's running ..."
fi

Answer 1

(1) I believe ~/.ampps_runner.sh is a bash script, so, its first line should be
#!/bin/bash
or
#!/usr/bin/bash
not
#! /usr/bin/env
(2) Then, the call in zsh script (~/.zshrc) should be:
~/ampps_runner.sh
(3) Note: ~/.ampps_runner.sh should be executable. Change it to executable:
$ chmod +x ~/ampps_runner.sh

Answer 2

The easiest way to run bash temporarily from a zsh terminal is to
exec bash
or just
bash
Then you can run commands you previously could only run in bash. An example
help exec
To exit
exit
Now you are back in your original shell
If you want to know your default shell
echo $SHELL
or
set | grep SHELL=
If you want to reliably know your current shell
ps -p $$
Or if you want just the shell name you might use
ps -p $$ | awk "NR==2" | awk '{ print $4 }' | tr -d '-'
And you might just put that last one in a function for later, just know that it is only available if it was sourced in a current shell.
whichShell(){
local defaultShell=$(echo $SHELL | tr -d '/bin/')
echo "Default: $defaultShell"
local currentShell=$(ps -p $$ | awk "NR==2" | awk '{ print $4 }' | tr -d '-')
echo "Current: $currentShell"
}
Call the method to see your results
whichShell