Process Control

• Introduction
• Installing/Configuring
  • Installation
  • Runtime Configuration
  • Resource Types
• Predefined Constants
• Examples
• PCNTL Functions
  • pcntl_alarm — Set an alarm clock for delivery of a signal
  • pcntl_exec — Executes specified program in current process space
  • pcntl_fork — Forks the currently running process
  • pcntl_getpriority — Get the priority of any process
  • pcntl_setpriority — Change the priority of any process
  • pcntl_signal — Installs a signal handler
  • pcntl_wait — Waits on or returns the status of a forked child
  • 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

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