pcntl_getpriority
As for the renice function by leandro dot pereira at gmail dot com, this isn't true. pcntl_setpriority() doesn't set the nice level of a process, but instead sets the base priority of it. At first glance this might seem like the same thing, but on a system level, they are actually quite different.
In fact, if you're looking to use pcntl_setpriority() to prioritize your process (a tool or a daemon or what-not), I wouldn't recomend using setpriority at all, but renice it instead. Let the system manage priorities and you'll end up with the results you were looking for.
This applies only to POSIX based systems only (as does the function presented by leandro dot pereira at gmail dot com as well).
pcntl_setpriority
(PHP 5)
pcntl_setpriority — Change la priorité d'un processus
Description
bool pcntl_setpriority
( int
$priority
[, int $pid = getmypid()
[, int $process_identifier = PRIO_PROCESS
]] )
pcntl_setpriority() change la priorité de
pid à priority.
Liste de paramètres
-
priority -
priorityest généralement une valeur allant de -20 à 20. La priorité par défaut est 0 tandis qu'une valeur numérique plus petite favorise une meilleure planification. Comme les niveaux de priorité changent entre les types de systèmes et les versions de kernel, lisez la page de manuel getpriority(2) de votre système pour des détails spécifiques. -
pid -
Si non spécifié, le pid du processus courant est utilisé.
-
process_identifier -
Une constante parmi
PRIO_PGRP,PRIO_USERouPRIO_PROCESS.
Valeurs de retour
Cette fonction retourne TRUE en cas de
succès ou FALSE si une erreur survient.
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User Contributed Notes
pcntl_setpriority
t dot stobbe at blackdogdev dot com
27-Aug-2006 05:49
leandro dot pereira at gmail dot com
23-Dec-2004 08:08
The following snippet may be used under older versions of PHP to provide similar functionality. Tested only under Linux.
<?php
function _pcntl_setpriority($priority, $pid = 0)
{
$priority = (int)$priority;
$pid = (int)$pid;
if ($priority > 20 && $priority < -20) {
return False;
}
if ($pid == 0) {
$pid = getmypid();
}
return system("renice $priority -p $pid") != false;
}
?>