proc_terminate
(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
proc_terminate — Kills a process opened by proc_open
Description
$process, int $signal = 15): bool
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 isSIGTERM.
Return Values
Returns the termination status of the process that was run.
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
