&reftitle.examples;

## Registering a PHP script to run as a service

    <?php
    win32_create_service(array(
        'service'     => 'dummyphp',                                           # the name of your service
        'display'     => 'sample dummy PHP service',                           # short description
        'description' => 'This is a dummy Windows service created using PHP.', # long description
        'params'      => '"' . __FILE__ . '"  run',                            # path to the script and parameters
    ));
    ?>

## Unregistering a service

    <?php
    win32_delete_service('dummyphp');
    ?>

## Running as a service

    <?php
    if ($argv[1] == 'run') {
      win32_start_service_ctrl_dispatcher('dummyphp');

      while (WIN32_SERVICE_CONTROL_STOP != win32_get_last_control_message()) {
        # do your work here.
        # try not to take up more than 30 seconds before going around the loop
        # again
      }
    }
    ?>