How to check if a php script is still running

Question

I have a PHP script that listens on a queue. Theoretically, it\'s never supposed to die. Is there something to check if it\'s still running? Something like

Answer 1

I have used cmder for windows and based on this script I came up with this one that I managed to deploy on linux later.

#!/bin/bash
 clear
 date
 while true
 do
    php -f processEmails.php
    echo "wait a little while for 5 secobds..."; 
    sleep 5
 done