Using SystemD Service Instead Of ZendCTL

Applies To

Linux Admins managing Zend Server through SystemCTL and not through ZendCTL

Overview

Starting, Stopping, Restarting and checking Status of Zend Server Services on Linux should normally be done by ZendCTL, under /usr/local/zend/bin/zendctl.sh.

However, some admins prefer to be using SystemCTL for managing Zend Server service, but it misses the Clean Semaphores script, which runs as soon as Zend Server is stopped.

Requirements

SystemD version should supersede 231, so CentOS 7 will not apply here.

1. Verify systemd --version > 231

Recipe for Clean Semaphores pass through SystemD service hook

1. Edit /usr/lib/systemd/system/zend-server.service
2. UnComment the ExecStopPost line, then add a plus sign (+) before the path to the Clean Semaphores script call:

   1. ExecStopPost=+/usr/local/zend/bin/clean_semaphores.sh

3. Save and reload SystemD:

   1. systemctl daemon-reload

Result

Once the above line is in place, you can either use ZendCTL or SystemCTL to manage Zend Server service, without losing the Semaphore cleanup script flow.