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XXVII. File alteration monitor functions

Introduction

FAM monitors files and directories, notifying interested applications of changes.

A PHP script may specify a list of files for FAM to monitor using the functions provided by this extension.

The FAM process is started when the first connection from any application to it is opened. It exits after all connections to it have been closed.

Requirements

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Installation

Runtime Configuration

This extension has no configuration directives defined in php.ini.

Resource Types

FAM resource

Predefined Constants

The constants below are defined by this extension, and will only be available when the extension has either been compiled into PHP or dynamically loaded at runtime.

Table 1. FAM constants

Constantmeaning
FAMChanged (integer) The status of
FAMDeleted (integer)  
FAMStartExecuting (integer)  
FAMStopExecuting (integer)  
FAMCreated (integer)  
FAMMoved (integer)  
FAMAcknowledge (integer)  
FAMExists (integer)  
FAMEndExist (integer)  

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fam_cancel_monitor -- Terminate monitoring
fam_close -- Close FAM connection
fam_monitor_collection -- Monitor a collection of files in a directory for changes
fam_monitor_directory -- Monitor a directory for changes
fam_monitor_file -- Monitor a regular file for changes
fam_next_event -- ...
fam_open -- Open connection to FAM daemon
fam_pending -- Check for pending FAM events
fam_resume_monitor -- Resume suspended monitoring
fam_suspend_monitor -- Temporarily suspend monitoring
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