PCNTL Functions

Table of Contents

• pcntl_alarm — Set an alarm clock for delivery of a signal
• pcntl_async_signals — Enable/disable asynchronous signal handling or return the old setting
• pcntl_errno — Alias of pcntl_get_last_error
• pcntl_exec — Executes specified program in current process space
• pcntl_fork — Forks the currently running process
• pcntl_get_last_error — Retrieve the error number set by the last pcntl function which failed
• pcntl_getpriority — Get the priority of any process
• pcntl_rfork — Manipulates process resources
• pcntl_setpriority — Change the priority of any process
• pcntl_signal — Installs a signal handler
• pcntl_signal_dispatch — Calls signal handlers for pending signals
• pcntl_signal_get_handler — Get the current handler for specified signal
• pcntl_sigprocmask — Sets and retrieves blocked signals
• pcntl_sigtimedwait — Waits for signals, with a timeout
• pcntl_sigwaitinfo — Waits for signals
• pcntl_strerror — Retrieve the system error message associated with the given errno
• pcntl_unshare — Dissociates parts of the process execution context
• pcntl_wait — Waits on or returns the status of a forked child
• pcntl_waitid — Waits for a child process to change state
• pcntl_waitpid — Waits on or returns the status of a forked child
• pcntl_wexitstatus — Returns the return code of a terminated child
• pcntl_wifexited — Checks if status code represents a normal exit
• pcntl_wifsignaled — Checks whether the status code represents a termination due to a signal
• pcntl_wifstopped — Checks whether the child process is currently stopped
• pcntl_wstopsig — Returns the signal which caused the child to stop
• pcntl_wtermsig — Returns the signal which caused the child to terminate