Script for starting up a local nginx, php-cgi, redis instance

start.ps1

$ServerPath = "D:\local_servers";

$appsToStart= @{
    ($ServerPath + '\redis\redis-2.4.5-win32-win64\64bit\redis-server.exe') = 
   "nil"
    
    ($ServerPath + '\php_ver\php-7.4.7-nts-Win32-vc15-x64\php-cgi.exe') = 
    "-b 127.0.0.1:9747 -c D:\local_servers\php_ver\php-7.4.7-nts-Win32-vc15-x64\php.ini"

    ('cd '+ $($ServerPath)+'\nginx\nginx-1.19.0\;start nginx.exe') = 
    "nil"
}
$processNames = 'redis-server', 'php-cgi', 'nginx'

foreach($processName in $processNames){
    try { 
        Get-Process $processName -ea stop | Stop-Process -ea stop;
    }
    catch { 
        #Echo "Nothing to close for name --- $processName" 
    }

}

foreach ( $key in $appsToStart.GetEnumerator() ){
    $holder = $key.Value
    if( $holder -ne "nil" ){
       Start-Process -NoNewWindow $key.Name "$($holder)"
    } else {
       Invoke-Expression $key.Name
    } 
}

foreach($processName in $processNames){
    #echo "Checking $processName";
    #tasklist /fi "imagename eq $processName.exe";
}