(PHP 5, PHP 7)
proc_terminate — Kills a process opened by proc_open
$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.
processThe 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.
Returns the termination status of the process that was run.
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 5.2.2 |
Previous versions used to destroy the given process
resource.
|