Re: [PHP] Set process custom identifier

I'm not storing the hashes, just generate them when starting the thread. I
think that storing the thread pid in a local file (pids/threadx.pid) is the
only way but I don't think is the best.
Thanks anyway Stuard!


On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 5:18 PM, Stuart Dallas <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 2 Apr 2013, at 15:11, Sorin Badea <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> I'm trying to implement a standalone threading component, and in current
> implementation I'm using `popen` to run a separate process with some
> arguments that I'm using to identify them (for example `php
> some_dummy_file.php -thread_id=<some_hash>`). This way when I'm trying to
> see which are my threads I don't have to check every stored pid and see if
> they are still up.
>
>
> Personally I would be storing the PIDs somewhere, but that's just me.
>
> The other way you could probably do it is by having the main script (the
> one executed on the command line) named something unique, the use
> dirname(__FILE__) to get that name from within that script. Then parse the
> PS output for that script name. You may need to exclude lines containing
> bash or similar depending on how the script was executed.
>
> Seriously, PIDs are the way to go! Based on what you've put above you
> already have some sort of storage that's tracking threads (they have a
> hash), so why not add the PID to that? Or, even better, use the PID as that
> hash?
>
> -Stuart
>
> --
> Stuart Dallas
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>
> On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 5:02 PM, Stuart Dallas <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On 2 Apr 2013, at 14:50, Sorin Badea <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> I don't want to wait for it and surely I don't want to safe that pid in
>> same place. I just want to use `ps` with a pattern to return my forked
>> process.
>>
>>
>> Storing the PID of a process you need to monitor is the established
>> method, and is certainly the most reliable. Why can't you use the PID as
>> the pattern to look for? If there's a reason then please explain it as that
>> will help us assist you. If there's no reason then I don't understand why
>> you're trying to over-complicate it.
>>
>> If you're just wanting to monitor it from the process that forked it then
>> you don't need to store the PID anywhere other than a variable, and you
>> don't need to wait for it.
>>
>> If you absolutely must do this then the only way is via an extension such
>> as proctitle: http://php.net/setproctitle
>>
>> -Stuart
>>
>> --
>> Stuart Dallas
>> 3ft9 Ltd
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>>
>> On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 4:48 PM, Matijn Woudt <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> pcntl_fork will return the pid of the fork, what is wrong with using that
>> pid to identify the process?
>>
>> - Matijn
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 3:38 PM, Sorin Badea <[email protected]
>> >wrote:
>>
>> Hi guys,
>> I'm trying to find a solution to identify a php process that is spawned
>> with pnctl_fork. I've tried to set a custom gid but this isn't viable
>> because I have to run the parent proc with administrative permissions. I
>> need to do this native without any pecl extensions.
>> Is there a way to do this ?
>>
>> Regards,
>> --
>> Badea Sorin (unu.sorin)
>> [email protected]
>> [email protected]
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>>
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>
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