pclose
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
pclose — Closes process file pointer
Parameters
handle-
The file pointer must be valid, and must have been returned by a
successful call to popen().
Return Values
Returns the termination status of the process that was run. In case of
an error then -1 is returned.
Note:
If PHP has been compiled with --enable-sigchild, the return value of this function is undefined.
Examples
Example #1 pclose() example
<?php
$handle = popen('/bin/ls', 'r');
pclose($handle);
?>
Notes
Note:
Unix Only:
pclose() is internally implemented using the
waitpid(3) system call. To obtain the real exit
status code the pcntl_wexitstatus() function
should be used.
See Also
- popen() - Opens process file pointer
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Filesystem Functions