+ /**
+ * Generates a process identifier for the logging
+ *
+ * @param string $prefix A given prefix
+ *
+ * @return string a generated process identifier
+ */
+ public static function processID($prefix)
+ {
+ // We aren't calling any other function here.
+ // Doing so could easily create an endless loop
+ $trailer = $prefix . ':' . getmypid() . ':';
+ return substr($trailer . uniqid('') . mt_rand(), 0, 26);
+ }
+