win32service Functions
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win32_start_service

Starts a service

Description

int win32_start_service ( string $servicename [, string $machine ] )

Attempts to start the named service. Usually requires administrative privileges.

Parameters

servicename

The short name of the service.

machine

Optional machine name. If omitted, the local machine is used.

Return Values

Returns WIN32_NO_ERROR on success, FALSE if there is a problem with the parameters or a Win32 Error Code on failure.

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