# Examples

Example #1 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
));
?>`

Example #2 Unregistering a service

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

Example #3 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
}
}
?>`