How to check whether specified PID is currently running without invoking ps from PHP?

Question

We would like to check if a specified process is currently running via PHP.

We would like to simply supply a PID and see if it is currently executing or not.

Answer 1

i have done a script for this, which im using in wordpress to show game-server status, but this will work with all running process on the server

 1) {
                        echo "$string: RUNNING
";
                }
                else {
                        echo "$string: DOWN
";
                }
        }
}

//Beispiel "Text zum anzeigen", "Prozess Name auf dem Server"
server_status("Running With Rifles","rwr_server");
server_status("Starbound","starbound_server");
server_status("Minecraft","minecarf");
?>

more information here http://umbru.ch/?p=328