pcntl_signal_dispatch
pcntl_signal_dispatch
(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7)
pcntl_signal_dispatch — Calls signal handlers for pending signals
Description
bool pcntl_signal_dispatch ( void )
The pcntl
_
signal
_
dispatch()
function calls the signal
handlers installed by pcntl
_
signal
() for each pending signal
.
Return Values
Returns TRUE
on success or FALSE
on failure.
Examples
Example #1 pcntl
_
signal
_
dispatch() example
<?php
echo "Installing signal handler...\n";
pcntl_signal(SIGHUP, function($signo) {
echo "signal handler called\n";
}
echo "Generating signal SIGHUP to self...\n";
posix_kill(posix_getpid(), SIGHUP
echo "Dispatching...\n";
pcntl_signal_dispatch(
echo "Done\n";
?>
The above example will output something similar to:
Installing signal handler...
Generating signal SIGHUP to self...
Dispatching...
signal handler called
Done
See Also
- pcntl_signal() - Installs a signal handler
- pcntl_sigprocmask() - Sets and retrieves blocked signals
- pcntl_sigwaitinfo() - Waits for signals
- pcntl_sigtimedwait() - Waits for signals, with a timeout
← pcntl_setpriority
pcntl_signal_get_handler →
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