proc_terminate()
proc_terminate() — Kills a process opened by proc_open.
Built-in function of PHP 8.5. The manual lists it as available in PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8. This page is the reference card: signature, parameters and return value, plus the changelog and the example the manual provides.
What it does
Signals a process (created using proc_open()) that it should terminate. proc_terminate() returns immediately and does not wait for the process to terminate.
Signature
proc_terminate(resource $process, int $signal = 15): bool
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | What it takes |
|---|---|---|
| $process | resource | The proc_open() resource that will be closed. |
| $signal | int | 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 value
Returns the termination status of the process that was run.
Example
The PHP manual ships no example for proc_terminate(); the signature and the parameter table above are the contract.
See also
proc_open(), proc_close(), proc_get_status()
All PHP 8.5 built-in functions
Reference card built from the PHP manual page proc_terminate() (PHP documentation, CC BY 3.0). The page is generated from the manual, so the wording of the parameter and return value text follows php.net.