Creates a new service entry in the SCM database

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# win32_create_service

(PECL win32service >=0.1.0)

win32_create_service — Creates a new service entry in the SCM database

### Description

win32_create_service(array `$details`, string `$machine` = ?): void

Attempts to add a service into the SCM database. Administrative privileges are required for this to succeed.

### Parameters

`details`

  An array of service details:

  `service`

    The short name of the service. This is the name that you will use to control the service using the `net` command. The service must be unique (no two services can share the same name), and, ideally, should avoid having spaces in the name.

  `display`

    The display name of the service. This is the name that you will see in the Services Applet.

  `description`

    The long description of the service. This is the description that you will see in the Services Applet.

  `user`

    The name of the user account under which you want the service to run. If omitted, the service will run as the LocalSystem account. If the username is specified, you must also provide a password.

  `password`

    The password that corresponds to the `user`.

  `path`

    The full path to the executable module that will be launched when the service is started. If omitted, the path to the current PHP process will be used.

  `params`

    Command line parameters to pass to the service when it starts. If you want to run a PHP script as the service, then the first parameter should be the full path to the PHP script that you intend to run. If the script name or path contains spaces, then wrap the full path to the PHP script with `"`.

  `load_order`

    Controls the load_order. This is not yet fully supported.

  `svc_type`

    Sets the service type. If omitted, the default value is `WIN32_SERVICE_WIN32_OWN_PROCESS`. Don't change this unless you know what you're doing.

  `start_type`

    Specifies how the service should be started. The default is `WIN32_SERVICE_AUTO_START` which means the service will be launched when the machine starts up.

  `error_control`

    Informs the SCM what it should do when it detects a problem with the service. The default is `WIN32_SERVER_ERROR_IGNORE`. Changing this value is not yet fully supported.

  `delayed_start`

    If `delayed_start` is set to `true`, then this will inform the SCM that this service should be started after other auto-start services are started plus a short delay.

    Any service can be marked as a delayed auto-start service; however, this setting has no effect unless the service's `start_type` is `WIN32_SERVICE_AUTO_START`.

    This setting is only applicable on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 or greater.

  `base_priority`

    To reduce the impact on processor utilisation, it may be necessary to set a base priority lower than normal.

    The `base_priority` can be set to one of the constants define in Win32 Base Priority Classes.

  `dependencies`

    To define the dependencies for your service, it may be necessary to set this parameter to the list of the services names in an array.

  `recovery_delay`

    This parameter defines the delay between the fail and the execution of recovery action. The value is in milliseconds.

    The default value is 60000.

  `recovery_action_1`

    The action will be executed on first failure. The default value is `WIN32_SC_ACTION_NONE`.

    The `recovery_action_1` can be set to one of the constants defined in Win32 Recovery action.

  `recovery_action_2`

    The action will be executed on second failure. The default value is `WIN32_SC_ACTION_NONE`.

    The `recovery_action_2` can be set to one of the constants defined in Win32 Recovery action.

  `recovery_action_3`

    The action will be executed on next failures. The default value is `WIN32_SC_ACTION_NONE`.

    The `recovery_action_3` can be set to one of the constants defined in Win32 Recovery action.

  `recovery_reset_period`

    The failure count will be reset after the delay defined in the parameter. The delay is expirement in seconds.

    The default value is `86400`.

  `recovery_enabled`

    Set this parameter at `true` to enable the recovery settings, `false` to disable.

    The default value is `false`

  `recovery_reboot_msg`

    Set this parameter to define the message saved into the Windows Event Log before the reboot. Used only if one action is set to `WIN32_SC_ACTION_REBOOT`.

  `recovery_command`

    Set this parameter to define the command executed when one action is defined on `WIN32_SC_ACTION_RUN_COMMAND`.

`machine`

  The optional machine name on which you want to create a service. If omitted, it will use the local machine.

### Return Values

No value is returned.

Prior to version 1.0.0, returned `WIN32_NO_ERROR` on success, `false` if there is a problem with the parameters or a Win32 Error Code on failure.

### Errors/Exceptions

A ValueError is thrown if the value of `service` parameter is empty.

A ValueError is thrown if the value of `path` parameter is missing or empty.

A ValueError is thrown if the value of `svc_type` parameter is wrong.

A ValueError is thrown if the value of `start_type` parameter is wrong.

A ValueError is thrown if the value of `error_control` parameter is wrong.

A ValueError is thrown if the value of `base_priority` parameter is wrong.

A ValueError is thrown if the value of `recovery_delay` parameter is not between 0 and PHP_INT_MAX.

A ValueError is thrown if the value of `recovery_action_1` parameter is wrong.

A ValueError is thrown if the value of `recovery_action_2` parameter is wrong.

A ValueError is thrown if the value of `recovery_action_3` parameter is wrong.

A ValueError is thrown if the value of `recovery_reset_period` parameter is not between 0 and PHP_INT_MAX.

A Win32ServiceException is thrown on error.

### Changelog

Version | Description
--- | ---
PECL win32service 1.0.0 | Throws a ValueError on invalid data in parameters, previously `false` was returned.
PECL win32service 1.0.0 | Throws a Win32ServiceException on error, previously a Win32 Error Code was returned.
PECL win32service 1.0.0 | The return type is now void, previously it was mixed.
PECL win32service 0.4.0 | The `dependencies`, `recovery_delay`, `recovery_action_1`, `recovery_action_2`, `recovery_action_3`, `recovery_reset_period`, `recovery_enabled`, `recovery_reboot_msg` and `recovery_command` parameters have been added.

### Examples

Example #1 A win32_create_service() example

Create a service with the short name 'dummyphp'.

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

Example #2 A win32_create_service() example with dependencies

Create a service with the short name 'dummyphp' and dependencies.

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

Example #3 A win32_create_service() example with recovery

Create a service with the short name 'dummyphp' and recovery settings.

    <?php$x = win32_create_service(array(    'service'               => 'dummyphp',                                           // the name of your service    'display'               => 'sample dummy PHP service',                           // short description    'description'           => 'This is a dummy Windows service created using PHP.', // long description    'params'                => '"' . __FILE__ . '"  run',                            // path to the script and parameters    'recovery_delay'        => 120000,                                               // Recovery action is executed after 2 minutes    'recovery_action_1'     => WIN32_SC_ACTION_RESTART,                              // On first failure, restart the service    'recovery_action_2'     => WIN32_SC_ACTION_RUN_COMMAND,                          // On second failure, execute the commmand    'recovery_action_3'     => WIN32_SC_ACTION_NONE,                                 // On other failure, do nothing    'recovery_reset_period' => 86400,                                                // Reset the fail counter after 1 day    'recovery_enabled'      => true,                                                 // Enable the recovery parameter    'recovery_reboot_msg'   => null,                                                 // Do not define a reboot message, it's not needed here    'recovery_command'      => "c:\clean-service.bat",                               // When the action is WIN32_SC_ACTION_RUN_COMMAND, execute this command));debug_zval_dump($x);?>

### See Also

- win32_delete_service() - Deletes a service entry from the SCM database
- Win32 Base Priority Classes
- Win32 Recovery action
- Win32 Error Codes