Starting a new PHP service and Windows Task Manager

[newmang]

Just a quick question...

If one creates and starts a new service using the win32_create_service and win32_start_service funstions availble in the PECL extension, does the newly created and started service appear as a process in the windows task manager?

[Doug_G]

I haven't done so but any processes running should show up in the task manager (rootkits excluded 🙂. And if the service is done properly it should be in the Services list as well.

In taskman the service may be under a svchost entry rather than showing up by the filename of the php script. From a command prompt you can issue tasklist /svc to see the different services launched by a svchost task.

[newmang]

Thanks Doug!

I do see the service listed in the Services list. I will look for the svchost as you mention.