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proc_terminate

Kills a process opened by proc_open

Description

bool proc_terminate(resource $process, int $signal = 15)

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.

See Also

  • proc_open
  • proc_close
  • proc_get_status