title: php-resque : How to pause and stop a worker from php script
body: <p>PHP-Resque workers can be started from a script with something like </p>
  
  <pre><code>passthru("nohup php " . __RESQUE_BIN__ . " &gt;&gt; " . __RESQUE_LOG__ . " 2&gt;&amp;1 &amp;");
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>But how do i pause them, or stop them from a php script ?</p>