Running a php script via ajax, but only if it is not already running

Question

My intention is this.

My client.html calls a php script check.php via ajax. I want check.php to check if another script task.php is already being run. If it is, I do not

Answer 1

You can realize it, using lock file:

if(is_file(__DIR__.'/work.lock'))
{
    die('Script already run.');
}
else
{
    file_put_contents(__DIR__.'/work.lock', '');
    // YOUR CODE
    unlink(__DIR__.'/work.lock');
}