# pcntl_wtermsig

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.7, PHP 5)

pcntl_wtermsig — Returns the signal which caused the child to terminate

### Description

int pcntl_wtermsig ( int `$status` )

Returns the number of the signal that caused the child process to terminate. This function is only useful if pcntl_wifsignaled() returned `TRUE`.

### Parameters

`status`

  The parameter `status` is the status parameter supplied to a successfull call to pcntl_waitpid().

### Return Values

Returns the signal number, as an integer.

### See Also

- pcntl_waitpid()
- pcntl_signal()
- pcntl_wifsignaled()