> > Hi All, > Is there any way in perl i can search for the running application and its process id using perl. e.g. Let us suppose I know the name of the application as httpd<binary> Can i search in processes whether that application is running and what is its process id My problem is even if some file with name httpd exists It will show you that also which i want to avoid. Please help > > Thanks, >
Generally this is handled best by the application itself generating a PID file. For instance if your httpd is Apache it will store a file (configurable) to a directory on the local filesystem that will store the initial process' PID. Then you don't need to read over the process table. Having said that, you might want to look at the documentation for Proc::ProcessTable, or I know drieux had some rants about this, do a google search for his homepage. HTH, http://danconia.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
