Setting proc title on PHP based daemons is pretty sweet.
cli_set_process_title
(PHP 5 >= 5.5.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)
cli_set_process_title — Sets the process title
Description
Sets the process title visible in tools such as top and ps. This function is available only in CLI mode.
Parameters
-
title -
The new title.
Return Values
Returns true on success or false on failure.
Errors/Exceptions
An E_WARNING will be generated if the operating system
is unsupported.
Examples
Example #1 cli_set_process_title() example
<?php
$title = "My Amazing PHP Script";
$pid = getmypid(); // you can use this to see your process title in ps
if (!cli_set_process_title($title)) {
echo "Unable to set process title for PID $pid...\n";
exit(1);
} else {
echo "The process title '$title' for PID $pid has been set for your process!\n";
sleep(5);
}
?>
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pitpat ¶
3 years ago
In Linux this command changes the title for commands like 'ps -a' it doesn't seem to work with 'top' or 'pkill'
To change the short name (eg PHP) to something else you can use the below:
<?php
$strNewName='myscript';
cli_set_process_name($strNewName);
cli_set_process_title($strNewName);
var_dump(cli_get_process_name());
var_dump(cli_get_process_title());
function cli_set_process_name($strName)
{
file_put_contents("/proc/".getmypid()."/comm",$strName);
}
function cli_get_process_name()
{
return(trim(file_get_contents("/proc/".getmypid()."/comm"),"\r\n"));
}
Note: The above will NOT work in Windows and may not work in all flavours of linux (I use Debian).
