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PHP CLI: How do I intercept terminal window/tab closure?

I use pcntl_signal function to handle Ctrl+Z, Ctrl+C and exit at safe point from the application.

Can I do the same when user close window?

Solution

  • Try the hangup signal.

    SIGHUP

    You can use: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_signal

    To find and overview of when each signal will be sent.

    There no UI specific a specific "tab/window" closed signal and you would have to hook into X11 to accomplish anything like that (certainly not recommended especially in PHP) but SIGHUP is probably what you need.

    There is a SIGCHLD but I don't know about anything that indicates that a parent is terminating which is what happens when you close the tab or window.