start/stop php script

[jonno946]

Hi there,

I have a PHP script i run from the SSH command line every day to perform some admin tasks. The script runs in a never ending loop and i manually ctrl+c out of it when using SSH.

I want to make this web based so others can do things instead of me - a simple start/stop button would suffice.

How can i start and stop a PHP script executing in the background?

I've had a look at the exec functions - these should enable me to start them but how would i go about stopping the script too?

Thanks.

[wildbat]

you could use cron file to run it if you are running linux/unix system

[thorpe]

You would need to find the PID of the script and kill it.