PIDfile

The file that will contain the Interchange server's process ID.

Synopsis

The default is "etc/interchange.pid".

Scope

This directive is only available for use in the global (interchange.cfg) configuration file, and will affect all websites running under the Interchange installation.  It will not work in a website's local (catalog.cfg) configuration file. 

Description

This directive specifies the file that will contain the Interchange server's process ID.  The file can be read to determine which process should be sent a signal.  Signals can be used to stop or reconfigure the server etc.

The filename can be relative to the Interchange instance's installation directory, or absolute.

Note The named file must be writable by the user ID that is being used to run the Interchange server instance.