Simple, elegant PHP background process solution for Windows and Linux
Please provide php executable path in windows.
Example, Procedural style.
$cmd='';
if (strtoupper(substr(PHP_OS, 0, 3)) === 'WIN') {//'This is a server using Windows!';
$cmd= $php_path.'\php.exe '.$path.'\long_process.php' ;
}else{
$cmd='/usr/bin/php -f /var/www/example.com/public/long_process.php';
}
$pid=run_process($cmd);
if(is_process_running($pid)){
echo 'Process running';
stop_process($pid);
}else{
echo 'Process not running';
}