note 35626 added to function.posix-kill

the signal NAME number mapping seems to be missing (not defined) so the easy way to grab this info is something like: egrep '^#define[[:space:]]SIG' /usr/include/asm/signal.h <- for linux egrep '^#define[[:space:]]SIG' /usr/include/sys/signal.h <- for freebsd The signals may not the same across all unix'es so be warned. also kill -l may be the easy awnser (depending on your shell type, bash and ksh seem to work) Here is an example: <? define("SIGTERM",15); /* from /usr/include/asm/signal.h: * * #define SIGTERM 15 */ $mypid=posix_getpid(); print "killing: ".$mypid."\n"; posix_kill($mypid, SIGTERM); ?> The example might be silly, but its usefull for batch programs that need to terminate/notify processes. ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.posix-kill.php Edit Note -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+35626 Delete Note -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+35626&report=yes Reject Note -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+35626&report=yes