pclose()
pclose() — Closes process file pointer.
Built-in function of PHP 8.5. The manual lists it as available in PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8. This page is the reference card: signature, parameters and return value, plus the changelog and the example the manual provides.
What it does
Closes a file pointer to a pipe opened by popen().
Signature
pclose(resource $handle): int
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | What it takes |
|---|---|---|
| $handle | resource | The file pointer must be valid, and must have been returned by a successful call to popen(). |
Return value
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. If PHP has been compiled with --enable-sigchild, the return value of this function is undefined.
Example
A runnable snippet:
$handle = popen('/bin/ls', 'r'); pclose($handle);
See also
All PHP 8.5 built-in functions
Reference card built from the PHP manual page pclose() (PHP documentation, CC BY 3.0). The page is generated from the manual, so the wording of the parameter and return value text follows php.net.