php-doc-en/reference/exec/functions/proc-terminate.xml
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<refentry xml:id='function.proc-terminate' xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
<refnamediv>
<refname>proc_terminate</refname>
<refpurpose>Kills a process opened by proc_open</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1 role="description">
&reftitle.description;
<methodsynopsis>
<type>bool</type><methodname>proc_terminate</methodname>
<methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>process</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>signal</parameter><initializer>15</initializer></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<para>
Signals a <parameter>process</parameter> (created using
<function>proc_open</function>) that it should terminate.
<function>proc_terminate</function> returns immediately and does not wait
for the process to terminate.
</para>
<para>
<function>proc_terminate</function> 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 <function>proc_get_status</function> function.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="parameters">
&reftitle.parameters;
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>process</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The <function>proc_open</function> <type>resource</type> that will
be closed.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>signal</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
This optional parameter is only useful on <acronym>POSIX</acronym>
operating systems; you may specify a signal to send to the process
using the <literal>kill(2)</literal> system call. The default is
<literal>SIGTERM</literal>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="returnvalues">
&reftitle.returnvalues;
<para>
Returns the termination status of the process that was run.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="changelog">
&reftitle.changelog;
<para>
<informaltable>
<tgroup cols="2">
<thead>
<row>
<entry>&Version;</entry>
<entry>&Description;</entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row>
<entry>5.2.2</entry>
<entry>
Previous versions used to destroy the given process
<parameter>resource</parameter>.
</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</informaltable>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="seealso">
&reftitle.seealso;
<para>
<simplelist>
<member><function>proc_open</function></member>
<member><function>proc_close</function></member>
<member><function>proc_get_status</function></member>
</simplelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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