Check if any of the specific applications are running in windows php

check-app-running.php

<?php
$check_working_applications = [
    "vrmonitor.exe",
];
exec("tasklist /FO CSV 2>NUL", $task_list);
$task_list = array_map(function ($task) {
    return str_getcsv($task, ",", '"');
}, $task_list);
foreach ($check_working_applications as $app) {
    if (!in_array($app, array_column($task_list, 0))) {
        continue;
    }
    echo "Application: " . $app . " is running.\n";
    exit(2);
}