Setting proc title on PHP based daemons is pretty sweet.
cli_set_process_title
(PHP 5 >= 5.5.0, PHP 7)
cli_set_process_title — Sets the process title
Description
cli_set_process_title
( string
$title
) : boolSets 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);
}
?>
See Also
- cli_get_process_title() - Returns the current process title
- setproctitle() - Set the process title
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User Contributed Notes 3 notes
aaron dot mason+php at thats-too-much dot info ¶
2 years ago
In Windows, this function will set the Command Prompt window title, which is restored to the previous setting once the script finishes. If you need to do this in 5.5.X and below, you'll need to use system() to run the title command.
