Setting proc title on PHP based daemons is pretty sweet.
(PHP 5 >= 5.5.0, PHP 7)
cli_set_process_title — Sets the process title
$title
)Sets the process title visible in tools such as top and ps. This function is available only in CLI mode.
titleThe new title.
Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
An E_WARNING will be generated if the operating system
is unsupported.
Example #1 cli_set_process_title() example
<?php
$title = "My Amazing PHP Script";
$pid = getmypid(); // you can use this to see your process title in ps
if (!cli_set_process_title($title)) {
echo "Unable to set process title for PID $pid...\n";
exit(1);
} else {
echo "The process title '$title' for PID $pid has been set for your process!\n";
sleep(5);
}
?>
Beware that if you kill the process via console the original command line will appear.