proc_terminate
(PHP 5)
proc_terminate — Kills a process opened by proc_open
Description
Signals a process (created using proc_open()) that it should terminate. proc_terminate() returns immediately and does not wait for the process to terminate.
proc_terminate() allows you terminate the process and continue with other tasks. You may poll the process (to see if it has stopped yet) by using the proc_get_status() function.
Parameters
- process
-
The proc_open() resource that will be closed.
- signal
-
This optional parameter is only useful on POSIX operating systems; you may specify a signal to send to the process using the kill(2) system call. The default is SIGTERM.
Return Values
Returns the termination status of the process that was run.
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 5.2.2 | Previous versions used to destroy the given process resource. |
See Also
- proc_open() - Execute a command and open file pointers for input/output
- proc_close() - Close a process opened by proc_open and return the exit code of that process
- proc_get_status() - Get information about a process opened by proc_open