background process - procTBL

HI. A test foo.php runs from the cmd line, it appears in the procTBL, and then dies off, and is removed from the procTBL. However, if the test -- foo.php & is run, it runs in the background, but then shows "Stopped" and in the procTBL the foo.php is listed in the procTBL as "T" or stopped... For the case of running foo.php & -- the foo.php is permanently listed as "T" (stopped) in the procTBL. Is there anyway of creating/running a php/background process so that when it dies, it does a suicide/self kill process and removes itself from the procTBL.. thanks