diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 15a2799..1809198 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.3.0
+3.4.0
diff --git a/bin/Console.php b/bin/Console.php
index 3b27e46..4f0f5a9 100755
--- a/bin/Console.php
+++ b/bin/Console.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/bin/StatusengineWorker.php b/bin/StatusengineWorker.php
index 6b233db..34ca347 100755
--- a/bin/StatusengineWorker.php
+++ b/bin/StatusengineWorker.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -42,16 +42,11 @@
 $pids = [];
 $ParentPid = new \Statusengine\ValueObjects\Pid(getmypid());
 
+$ChildFactory = new \Statusengine\ChildFactory($Config, $Syslog, $ParentPid);
+
 if ($Config->isRedisEnabled() || $Config->storeLiveDateInArchive()) {
     for ($i = 0; $i < $Config->getNumberOfHoststatusWorkers(); $i++) {
-        $Syslog->info('Fork new host status worker');
-        $HoststatusChild = new Statusengine\HoststatusChild(
-            $Config,
-            $ParentPid,
-            $Syslog
-        );
-        $hoststatusChildPid = $HoststatusChild->fork();
-        $pids[] = $hoststatusChildPid;
+        $pids[] = $ChildFactory->forkHoststatusChild();
     }
 }
 
@@ -70,74 +65,29 @@
 
 if ($Config->isCrateEnabled() || $Config->isMysqlEnabled()) {
     for ($i = 0; $i < $Config->getNumberOfLogentryWorkers(); $i++) {
-        $Syslog->info('Fork new log entry worker');
-        $LogentryChild = new Statusengine\LogentryChild(
-            $Config,
-            $ParentPid,
-            $Syslog
-        );
-        $logentryChildPid = $LogentryChild->fork();
-        $pids[] = $logentryChildPid;
+        $pids[] = $ChildFactory->forkLogentryChild();
     }
 
     for ($i = 0; $i < $Config->getNumberOfStatechangeWorkers(); $i++) {
-        $Syslog->info('Fork new state change worker');
-        $StatechangeConfig = new Statusengine\Config\Statechange();
-        $StatechangeSignalHandler = new \Statusengine\ChildSignalHandler();
-        $StatechangeStatistics = new \Statusengine\Redis\Statistics($Config, $Syslog);
-        $StatechangeChild = new Statusengine\StatechangeChild(
-            $Config,
-            $ParentPid,
-            $Syslog
-        );
-        $statechangeChildPid = $StatechangeChild->fork();
-        $pids[] = $statechangeChildPid;
+        $pids[] = $ChildFactory->forkStatechangeChild();
     }
 
     for ($i = 0; $i < $Config->getNumberOfHostcheckWorkers(); $i++) {
-        $Syslog->info('Fork new host check worker');
-        $HostcheckChild = new Statusengine\HostcheckChild(
-            $Config,
-            $ParentPid,
-            $Syslog
-        );
-        $hostcheckChildPid = $HostcheckChild->fork();
-        $pids[] = $hostcheckChildPid;
+        $pids[] = $ChildFactory->forkHostcheckChild();
     }
 
     for ($i = 0; $i < $Config->getNumberOfServicecheckWorkers(); $i++) {
-        $Syslog->info('Fork new service check worker');
-        $ServicecheckChild = new Statusengine\ServicecheckChild(
-            $Config,
-            $ParentPid,
-            $Syslog
-        );
-        $servicecheckChildPid = $ServicecheckChild->fork();
-        $pids[] = $servicecheckChildPid;
+        $pids[] = $ChildFactory->forkServicecheckChild();
     }
 
     for ($i = 0; $i < $Config->getNumberOfMiscWorkers(); $i++) {
-        $Syslog->info('Fork new misc worker');
-        $MiscChild = new Statusengine\MiscChild(
-            $Config,
-            $ParentPid,
-            $Syslog
-        );
-        $miscChildPid = $MiscChild->fork();
-        $pids[] = $miscChildPid;
+        $pids[] = $ChildFactory->forkMiscChild();
     }
 }
 
 if ($Config->isProcessPerfdataEnabled() && $Config->isOnePerfdataBackendEnabled()) {
     for ($i = 0; $i < $Config->getNumberOfPerfdataWorkers(); $i++) {
-        $Syslog->info('Fork new performance data worker');
-        $PerfdataChild = new Statusengine\PerfdataChild(
-            $Config,
-            $ParentPid,
-            $Syslog
-        );
-        $perfdataChildPid = $PerfdataChild->fork();
-        $pids[] = $perfdataChildPid;
+        $pids[] = $ChildFactory->forkPerfdataChild();
     }
 }
 
@@ -160,7 +110,8 @@
     $TaskManager,
     $Syslog,
     $MonitoringRestartConfig,
-    $StorageBackend
+    $StorageBackend,
+    $ChildFactory
 );
 foreach ($pids as $Pid) {
     $ParentProcess->addChildPid($Pid);
diff --git a/bootstrap.php b/bootstrap.php
index fb05abe..69632ed 100644
--- a/bootstrap.php
+++ b/bootstrap.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/BackendSelector.php b/src/BackendSelector.php
index ef66d9d..adc3d01 100644
--- a/src/BackendSelector.php
+++ b/src/BackendSelector.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Backends/Crate/Crate.php b/src/Backends/Crate/Crate.php
index 237a11f..ddfa08e 100644
--- a/src/Backends/Crate/Crate.php
+++ b/src/Backends/Crate/Crate.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -91,11 +91,11 @@ public function __construct(Config $Config, BulkInsertObjectStore $BulkInsertObj
      * @param null|int $startTime
      */
     public function saveNodeName($nodeName = null, $startTime = null) {
-        if($nodeName === null){
+        if ($nodeName === null) {
             $nodeName = $this->nodeName;
         }
 
-        if($startTime === null){
+        if ($startTime === null) {
             $startTime = time();
         }
 
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ public function saveNodeName($nodeName = null, $startTime = null) {
     /**
      * @return array
      */
-    public function getNodes(){
+    public function getNodes() {
         $this->connect();
         $query = $this->Connection->prepare('SELECT * FROM statusengine_nodes ORDER BY node_name ASC');
 
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public function getNodes(){
         }
         $this->disconnect();
         $nodes = [];
-        foreach($result as $record){
+        foreach ($result as $record) {
             $nodes[] = NodeName::fromCrateDb($record);
         }
         return $nodes;
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public function getNodes(){
     /**
      * @param string $nodeName
      */
-    public function deleteNodeByName($nodeName){
+    public function deleteNodeByName($nodeName) {
         $this->connect();
         $query = $this->Connection->prepare('DELETE FROM statusengine_nodes WHERE node_name=?');
         $query->bindValue(1, $nodeName);
@@ -172,6 +172,9 @@ public function connect() {
             $this->Connection->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
             $this->Syslog->error($e->getMessage());
+
+            //rethrow exception that the parent process will not die.
+            throw $e;
         }
         return $this->Connection;
     }
@@ -179,7 +182,7 @@ public function connect() {
     /**
      * @param int $timeout in seconds
      */
-    public function setTimeout($timeout){
+    public function setTimeout($timeout) {
         $this->Connection->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_TIMEOUT, $timeout);
     }
 
@@ -379,13 +382,13 @@ public function deleteTaskByUuids($uuids = []) {
     public function deleteHostchecksOlderThan($timestamp) {
         $partitions = $this->getPartitionsByTableName('statusengine_hostchecks');
         $daysToDelete = [];
-        foreach($partitions as $record){
-            if(isset($record['values']['day']) && $record['values']['day'] < $timestamp){
+        foreach ($partitions as $record) {
+            if (isset($record['values']['day']) && $record['values']['day'] < $timestamp) {
                 $daysToDelete[] = $record['values']['day'];
             }
         }
 
-        foreach($daysToDelete as $partition){
+        foreach ($daysToDelete as $partition) {
             $this->dropPartitionsFromTableByTableNameAndDayValue('statusengine_hostchecks', $partition);
         }
     }
@@ -408,13 +411,13 @@ public function deleteHostAcknowledgementsOlderThan($timestamp) {
     public function deleteHostNotificationsOlderThan($timestamp) {
         $partitions = $this->getPartitionsByTableName('statusengine_host_notifications');
         $daysToDelete = [];
-        foreach($partitions as $record){
-            if(isset($record['values']['day']) && $record['values']['day'] < $timestamp){
+        foreach ($partitions as $record) {
+            if (isset($record['values']['day']) && $record['values']['day'] < $timestamp) {
                 $daysToDelete[] = $record['values']['day'];
             }
         }
 
-        foreach($daysToDelete as $partition){
+        foreach ($daysToDelete as $partition) {
             $this->dropPartitionsFromTableByTableNameAndDayValue('statusengine_host_notifications', $partition);
         }
     }
@@ -425,13 +428,13 @@ public function deleteHostNotificationsOlderThan($timestamp) {
     public function deleteHostStatehistoryOlderThan($timestamp) {
         $partitions = $this->getPartitionsByTableName('statusengine_host_statehistory');
         $daysToDelete = [];
-        foreach($partitions as $record){
-            if(isset($record['values']['day']) && $record['values']['day'] < $timestamp){
+        foreach ($partitions as $record) {
+            if (isset($record['values']['day']) && $record['values']['day'] < $timestamp) {
                 $daysToDelete[] = $record['values']['day'];
             }
         }
 
-        foreach($daysToDelete as $partition){
+        foreach ($daysToDelete as $partition) {
             $this->dropPartitionsFromTableByTableNameAndDayValue('statusengine_host_statehistory', $partition);
         }
     }
@@ -454,13 +457,13 @@ public function deleteHostDowntimeHistoryOlderThan($timestamp) {
     public function deleteServicechecksOlderThan($timestamp) {
         $partitions = $this->getPartitionsByTableName('statusengine_servicechecks');
         $daysToDelete = [];
-        foreach($partitions as $record){
-            if(isset($record['values']['day']) && $record['values']['day'] < $timestamp){
+        foreach ($partitions as $record) {
+            if (isset($record['values']['day']) && $record['values']['day'] < $timestamp) {
                 $daysToDelete[] = $record['values']['day'];
             }
         }
 
-        foreach($daysToDelete as $partition){
+        foreach ($daysToDelete as $partition) {
             $this->dropPartitionsFromTableByTableNameAndDayValue('statusengine_servicechecks', $partition);
         }
     }
@@ -483,13 +486,13 @@ public function deleteServiceAcknowledgementsOlderThan($timestamp) {
     public function deleteServiceNotificationsOlderThan($timestamp) {
         $partitions = $this->getPartitionsByTableName('statusengine_service_notifications');
         $daysToDelete = [];
-        foreach($partitions as $record){
-            if(isset($record['values']['day']) && $record['values']['day'] < $timestamp){
+        foreach ($partitions as $record) {
+            if (isset($record['values']['day']) && $record['values']['day'] < $timestamp) {
                 $daysToDelete[] = $record['values']['day'];
             }
         }
 
-        foreach($daysToDelete as $partition){
+        foreach ($daysToDelete as $partition) {
             $this->dropPartitionsFromTableByTableNameAndDayValue('statusengine_service_notifications', $partition);
         }
     }
@@ -531,13 +534,13 @@ public function deleteServiceDowntimeHistoryOlderThan($timestamp) {
     public function deleteLogentriesOlderThan($timestamp) {
         $partitions = $this->getPartitionsByTableName('statusengine_logentries');
         $daysToDelete = [];
-        foreach($partitions as $record){
-            if(isset($record['values']['day']) && $record['values']['day'] < $timestamp){
+        foreach ($partitions as $record) {
+            if (isset($record['values']['day']) && $record['values']['day'] < $timestamp) {
                 $daysToDelete[] = $record['values']['day'];
             }
         }
 
-        foreach($daysToDelete as $partition){
+        foreach ($daysToDelete as $partition) {
             $this->dropPartitionsFromTableByTableNameAndDayValue('statusengine_logentries', $partition);
         }
     }
@@ -558,18 +561,18 @@ public function deleteTasksOlderThan($timestamp) {
      * @param int $timestamp
      * @return bool
      */
-    public function deletePerfdataOlderThan($timestamp){
+    public function deletePerfdataOlderThan($timestamp) {
         $timestamp = $timestamp * 1000;
 
         $partitions = $this->getPartitionsByTableName('statusengine_perfdata');
         $daysToDelete = [];
-        foreach($partitions as $record){
-            if(isset($record['values']['day']) && $record['values']['day'] < $timestamp){
-               $daysToDelete[] = $record['values']['day'];
-           }
+        foreach ($partitions as $record) {
+            if (isset($record['values']['day']) && $record['values']['day'] < $timestamp) {
+                $daysToDelete[] = $record['values']['day'];
+            }
         }
 
-        foreach($daysToDelete as $partition){
+        foreach ($daysToDelete as $partition) {
             $this->dropPartitionsFromTableByTableNameAndDayValue('statusengine_perfdata', $partition);
         }
     }
@@ -578,7 +581,7 @@ public function deletePerfdataOlderThan($timestamp){
      * @param string $tablename
      * @return array
      */
-    public function getPartitionsByTableName($tablename){
+    public function getPartitionsByTableName($tablename) {
         $query = $this->prepare(
             'SELECT * FROM information_schema.table_partitions WHERE table_name=?'
         );
@@ -592,7 +595,7 @@ public function getPartitionsByTableName($tablename){
      * @param int $dayValue
      * @return bool
      */
-    public function dropPartitionsFromTableByTableNameAndDayValue($tableName, $dayValue){
+    public function dropPartitionsFromTableByTableNameAndDayValue($tableName, $dayValue) {
         $query = $this->prepare(sprintf('DELETE FROM %s WHERE DAY = ?', $tableName));
         $query->bindValue(1, $dayValue);
         return $query->execute();
@@ -626,7 +629,7 @@ public function getServiceScheduleddowntimeBackend() {
         return new CrateServiceScheduleddowntime($this, $this->nodeName);
     }
 
-    public function monitoringengineWasRestarted(){
+    public function monitoringengineWasRestarted() {
         $this->connect();
         $Hoststatus = new CrateHoststatus($this, $this->BulkInsertObjectStore, $this->nodeName);
         $Hoststatus->truncate();
diff --git a/src/Backends/Crate/CrateModel.php b/src/Backends/Crate/CrateModel.php
index 3312cf1..6abc04f 100644
--- a/src/Backends/Crate/CrateModel.php
+++ b/src/Backends/Crate/CrateModel.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateHostAcknowledgement.php b/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateHostAcknowledgement.php
index 10331ba..2ebeeef 100644
--- a/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateHostAcknowledgement.php
+++ b/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateHostAcknowledgement.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateHostDowntimehistory.php b/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateHostDowntimehistory.php
index 2480688..98e55b8 100644
--- a/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateHostDowntimehistory.php
+++ b/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateHostDowntimehistory.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateHostScheduleddowntime.php b/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateHostScheduleddowntime.php
index 4b25316..18d83ca 100644
--- a/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateHostScheduleddowntime.php
+++ b/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateHostScheduleddowntime.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateHostcheck.php b/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateHostcheck.php
index d5fec0b..77a48a9 100644
--- a/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateHostcheck.php
+++ b/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateHostcheck.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateHoststatus.php b/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateHoststatus.php
index 41a7e85..7fac52c 100644
--- a/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateHoststatus.php
+++ b/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateHoststatus.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateLogentry.php b/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateLogentry.php
index 938095a..61e7e45 100644
--- a/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateLogentry.php
+++ b/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateLogentry.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateNotification.php b/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateNotification.php
index b7c59d7..5ddfa87 100644
--- a/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateNotification.php
+++ b/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateNotification.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CratePerfdata.php b/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CratePerfdata.php
index e375dc0..53f908c 100644
--- a/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CratePerfdata.php
+++ b/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CratePerfdata.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateServiceAcknowledgement.php b/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateServiceAcknowledgement.php
index 1d06c32..33ccc76 100644
--- a/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateServiceAcknowledgement.php
+++ b/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateServiceAcknowledgement.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateServiceDowntimehistory.php b/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateServiceDowntimehistory.php
index 637f789..a146102 100644
--- a/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateServiceDowntimehistory.php
+++ b/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateServiceDowntimehistory.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateServiceScheduleddowntime.php b/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateServiceScheduleddowntime.php
index 7e384e4..028d4f8 100644
--- a/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateServiceScheduleddowntime.php
+++ b/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateServiceScheduleddowntime.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateServicecheck.php b/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateServicecheck.php
index 4263331..c5193dd 100644
--- a/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateServicecheck.php
+++ b/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateServicecheck.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateServicestatus.php b/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateServicestatus.php
index c95812c..6b30b00 100644
--- a/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateServicestatus.php
+++ b/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateServicestatus.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateStatechange.php b/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateStatechange.php
index fd224de..58e6ef6 100644
--- a/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateStatechange.php
+++ b/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateStatechange.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateTask.php b/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateTask.php
index 60acfe9..31ebc0d 100644
--- a/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateTask.php
+++ b/src/Backends/Crate/SqlObjects/CrateTask.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Backends/MySQL/MySQL.php b/src/Backends/MySQL/MySQL.php
index 13bb16f..186a309 100644
--- a/src/Backends/MySQL/MySQL.php
+++ b/src/Backends/MySQL/MySQL.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -108,11 +108,20 @@ public function connect() {
             $this->Connection->setAttribute(\PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, \PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
             $this->Syslog->error($e->getMessage());
+
+            //rethrow exception that the parent process will not die.
+            throw $e;
         }
 
         //Enable UTF-8
-        $query = $this->Connection->prepare('SET NAMES utf8');
-        $query->execute();
+        try {
+            $query = $this->Connection->prepare('SET NAMES utf8');
+            $query->execute();
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            $this->Syslog->error($e->getMessage());
+            //rethrow exception that the parent process will not die.
+            throw $e;
+        }
 
         return $this->Connection;
     }
@@ -310,7 +319,7 @@ public function deleteTaskByUuids($uuids = []) {
      * @param int $timestamp
      * @return bool
      */
-    public function deletePerfdataOlderThan($timestamp){
+    public function deletePerfdataOlderThan($timestamp) {
         $query = $this->prepare(
             'DELETE FROM statusengine_perfdata WHERE timestamp_unix < ?'
         );
diff --git a/src/Backends/MySQL/MysqlModel.php b/src/Backends/MySQL/MysqlModel.php
index 3d0c93b..b5b3e26 100644
--- a/src/Backends/MySQL/MysqlModel.php
+++ b/src/Backends/MySQL/MysqlModel.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlHostAcknowledgement.php b/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlHostAcknowledgement.php
index 95ad59a..be1ac2e 100644
--- a/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlHostAcknowledgement.php
+++ b/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlHostAcknowledgement.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlHostDowntimehistory.php b/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlHostDowntimehistory.php
index 15d27c2..03bc186 100644
--- a/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlHostDowntimehistory.php
+++ b/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlHostDowntimehistory.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlHostScheduleddowntime.php b/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlHostScheduleddowntime.php
index 986b328..4573e56 100644
--- a/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlHostScheduleddowntime.php
+++ b/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlHostScheduleddowntime.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlHostcheck.php b/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlHostcheck.php
index 64b7a6a..3961490 100644
--- a/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlHostcheck.php
+++ b/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlHostcheck.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlHoststatus.php b/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlHoststatus.php
index de3ae56..847218b 100644
--- a/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlHoststatus.php
+++ b/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlHoststatus.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlLogentry.php b/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlLogentry.php
index 7b57b6e..e4bf041 100644
--- a/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlLogentry.php
+++ b/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlLogentry.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlNotification.php b/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlNotification.php
index 8218866..bc6c6e0 100644
--- a/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlNotification.php
+++ b/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlNotification.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlPerfdata.php b/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlPerfdata.php
index bc9cc8c..cb1336f 100644
--- a/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlPerfdata.php
+++ b/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlPerfdata.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlServiceAcknowledgement.php b/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlServiceAcknowledgement.php
index 27d4e75..7f71cd2 100644
--- a/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlServiceAcknowledgement.php
+++ b/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlServiceAcknowledgement.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlServiceDowntimehistory.php b/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlServiceDowntimehistory.php
index 62c4900..3511ebd 100644
--- a/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlServiceDowntimehistory.php
+++ b/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlServiceDowntimehistory.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlServiceScheduleddowntime.php b/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlServiceScheduleddowntime.php
index 99a93dc..ac4be0e 100644
--- a/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlServiceScheduleddowntime.php
+++ b/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlServiceScheduleddowntime.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlServicecheck.php b/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlServicecheck.php
index 746a75c..a98a9e1 100644
--- a/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlServicecheck.php
+++ b/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlServicecheck.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlServicestatus.php b/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlServicestatus.php
index 8ec3172..c8145cb 100644
--- a/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlServicestatus.php
+++ b/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlServicestatus.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlStatechange.php b/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlStatechange.php
index 1120c7b..b83b21c 100644
--- a/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlStatechange.php
+++ b/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlStatechange.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlTask.php b/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlTask.php
index c313d74..cb899d7 100644
--- a/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlTask.php
+++ b/src/Backends/MySQL/SqlObjects/MysqlTask.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Backends/PerfdataBackends/CratePerfdata.php b/src/Backends/PerfdataBackends/CratePerfdata.php
index d211f3e..f9564aa 100644
--- a/src/Backends/PerfdataBackends/CratePerfdata.php
+++ b/src/Backends/PerfdataBackends/CratePerfdata.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Backends/PerfdataBackends/ElasticsearchPerfdata.php b/src/Backends/PerfdataBackends/ElasticsearchPerfdata.php
index a8a59b3..1c179ea 100644
--- a/src/Backends/PerfdataBackends/ElasticsearchPerfdata.php
+++ b/src/Backends/PerfdataBackends/ElasticsearchPerfdata.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Backends/PerfdataBackends/GraphitePerfdata.php b/src/Backends/PerfdataBackends/GraphitePerfdata.php
index 61dfe57..2598147 100644
--- a/src/Backends/PerfdataBackends/GraphitePerfdata.php
+++ b/src/Backends/PerfdataBackends/GraphitePerfdata.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Backends/PerfdataBackends/MysqlPerfdata.php b/src/Backends/PerfdataBackends/MysqlPerfdata.php
index c6289fd..a0839e7 100644
--- a/src/Backends/PerfdataBackends/MysqlPerfdata.php
+++ b/src/Backends/PerfdataBackends/MysqlPerfdata.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Backends/PerfdataBackends/PerfdataStorageBackends.php b/src/Backends/PerfdataBackends/PerfdataStorageBackends.php
index b952327..1761f57 100644
--- a/src/Backends/PerfdataBackends/PerfdataStorageBackends.php
+++ b/src/Backends/PerfdataBackends/PerfdataStorageBackends.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Backends/Redis/Redis.php b/src/Backends/Redis/Redis.php
index b72dd9f..ffafb4b 100644
--- a/src/Backends/Redis/Redis.php
+++ b/src/Backends/Redis/Redis.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Backends/StorageBackend.php b/src/Backends/StorageBackend.php
index caefe78..8205c33 100644
--- a/src/Backends/StorageBackend.php
+++ b/src/Backends/StorageBackend.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/BulkInsertObjectStore.php b/src/BulkInsertObjectStore.php
index 7c2852e..905e68f 100644
--- a/src/BulkInsertObjectStore.php
+++ b/src/BulkInsertObjectStore.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Child.php b/src/Child.php
index 82c7193..8265460 100644
--- a/src/Child.php
+++ b/src/Child.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ class Child {
      */
     protected $parentPid;
 
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $childName = 'Unknown';
+
     /**
      * Child constructor.
      * @param WorkerConfig $Config
@@ -55,7 +60,7 @@ public function fork() {
         $pid = pcntl_fork();
         if (!$pid) {
             //We are the child
-            $this->Pid = new Pid(getmypid());
+            $this->Pid = new Pid(getmypid(), $this->childName);
 
             $this->setup();
 
@@ -64,7 +69,7 @@ public function fork() {
         }
 
         //Return back to the parent process
-        return new Pid($pid);
+        return new Pid($pid, $this->childName);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/ChildFactory.php b/src/ChildFactory.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cdc2f8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ChildFactory.php
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Statusengine Worker
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+namespace Statusengine;
+
+
+use Statusengine\ValueObjects\Pid;
+
+class ChildFactory {
+
+    /**
+     * @var Config
+     */
+    private $Config;
+
+    /**
+     * @var Syslog
+     */
+    private $Syslog;
+
+    /**
+     * @var Pid
+     */
+    private $ParentPid;
+
+    public function __construct(Config $Config, Syslog $Syslog, Pid $ParentPid) {
+        $this->Config = $Config;
+        $this->Syslog = $Syslog;
+        $this->ParentPid = $ParentPid;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return Pid
+     */
+    public function forkHoststatusChild() {
+        $this->Syslog->info('Fork new host status worker');
+        $HoststatusChild = new HoststatusChild(
+            $this->Config,
+            $this->ParentPid,
+            $this->Syslog
+        );
+        $Pid = $HoststatusChild->fork();
+        return $Pid;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return Pid
+     */
+    public function forkServicestatusChild() {
+        $this->Syslog->info('Fork new service status worker');
+        $ServicestatusChild = new ServicestatusChild(
+            $this->Config,
+            $this->ParentPid,
+            $this->Syslog
+        );
+        $Pid = $ServicestatusChild->fork();
+        return $Pid;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return Pid
+     */
+    public function forkLogentryChild() {
+        $this->Syslog->info('Fork new log entry worker');
+        $LogentryChild = new LogentryChild(
+            $this->Config,
+            $this->ParentPid,
+            $this->Syslog
+        );
+        $Pid = $LogentryChild->fork();
+        return $Pid;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return Pid
+     */
+    public function forkStatechangeChild() {
+        $this->Syslog->info('Fork new state change worker');
+        $StatechangeChild = new StatechangeChild(
+            $this->Config,
+            $this->ParentPid,
+            $this->Syslog
+        );
+        $Pid = $StatechangeChild->fork();
+        return $Pid;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return Pid
+     */
+    public function forkHostcheckChild() {
+        $this->Syslog->info('Fork new host check worker');
+        $HostcheckChild = new HostcheckChild(
+            $this->Config,
+            $this->ParentPid,
+            $this->Syslog
+        );
+        $Pid = $HostcheckChild->fork();
+        return $Pid;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return Pid
+     */
+    public function forkServicecheckChild() {
+        $this->Syslog->info('Fork new service check worker');
+        $ServicecheckChild = new ServicecheckChild(
+            $this->Config,
+            $this->ParentPid,
+            $this->Syslog
+        );
+        $Pid = $ServicecheckChild->fork();
+        return $Pid;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return Pid
+     */
+    public function forkMiscChild() {
+        $this->Syslog->info('Fork new misc worker');
+        $MiscChild = new MiscChild(
+            $this->Config,
+            $this->ParentPid,
+            $this->Syslog
+        );
+        $Pid = $MiscChild->fork();
+        return $Pid;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return Pid
+     */
+    public function forkPerfdataChild() {
+        $this->Syslog->info('Fork new performance data worker');
+        $PerfdataChild = new PerfdataChild(
+            $this->Config,
+            $this->ParentPid,
+            $this->Syslog
+        );
+        $Pid = $PerfdataChild->fork();
+        return $Pid;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $childName
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function canChildBeReborn($childName) {
+        $methodName = 'fork' . $childName;
+        return method_exists($this, $methodName);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param $childName
+     * @return Pid
+     */
+    public function respawn($childName) {
+        $methodName = 'fork' . $childName;
+        return call_user_func([$this, $methodName]);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/ChildSignalHandler.php b/src/ChildSignalHandler.php
index 63060eb..75f2849 100644
--- a/src/ChildSignalHandler.php
+++ b/src/ChildSignalHandler.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Childs/HostcheckChild.php b/src/Childs/HostcheckChild.php
index b313712..f19aead 100644
--- a/src/Childs/HostcheckChild.php
+++ b/src/Childs/HostcheckChild.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ class HostcheckChild extends Child {
      */
     private $QueueingEngine;
 
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $childName = 'HostcheckChild';
+
     /**
      * HostcheckChild constructor.
      * @param Config $Config
diff --git a/src/Childs/HoststatusChild.php b/src/Childs/HoststatusChild.php
index 66f7945..0c8aef7 100644
--- a/src/Childs/HoststatusChild.php
+++ b/src/Childs/HoststatusChild.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ class HoststatusChild extends Child {
      */
     private $QueueingEngine;
 
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $childName = 'HoststatusChild';
+
     /**
      * HoststatusChild constructor.
      * @param Config $Config
diff --git a/src/Childs/LogentryChild.php b/src/Childs/LogentryChild.php
index d5ba6c5..bba99eb 100644
--- a/src/Childs/LogentryChild.php
+++ b/src/Childs/LogentryChild.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ class LogentryChild extends Child {
      */
     private $QueueingEngine;
 
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $childName = 'LogentryChild';
+
     /**
      * LogentryChild constructor.
      * @param Config $Config
diff --git a/src/Childs/MiscChild.php b/src/Childs/MiscChild.php
index 38eb525..2a46c53 100644
--- a/src/Childs/MiscChild.php
+++ b/src/Childs/MiscChild.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ class MiscChild extends Child {
      */
     private $Syslog;
 
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $childName = 'MiscChild';
+
     /**
      * MiscChild constructor.
      * @param Config $Config
diff --git a/src/Childs/PerfdataChild.php b/src/Childs/PerfdataChild.php
index c9c720b..6672aa0 100644
--- a/src/Childs/PerfdataChild.php
+++ b/src/Childs/PerfdataChild.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ class PerfdataChild extends Child {
      */
     private $Syslog;
 
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $childName = 'PerfdataChild';
+
     /**
      * PerfdataChild constructor.
      * @param Config $Config
diff --git a/src/Childs/ServicecheckChild.php b/src/Childs/ServicecheckChild.php
index aa61928..b2db357 100644
--- a/src/Childs/ServicecheckChild.php
+++ b/src/Childs/ServicecheckChild.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ class ServicecheckChild extends Child {
      */
     private $QueueingEngine;
 
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $childName = 'ServicecheckChild';
+
     /**
      * ServicecheckChild constructor.
      * @param Config $Config
diff --git a/src/Childs/ServicestatusChild.php b/src/Childs/ServicestatusChild.php
index 75300c5..ebf76a7 100644
--- a/src/Childs/ServicestatusChild.php
+++ b/src/Childs/ServicestatusChild.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ class ServicestatusChild extends Child {
      */
     private $QueueingEngine;
 
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $childName = 'ServicestatusChild';
+
     /**
      * ServicestatusChild constructor.
      * @param Config $Config
diff --git a/src/Childs/StatechangeChild.php b/src/Childs/StatechangeChild.php
index e386d91..1dd0645 100644
--- a/src/Childs/StatechangeChild.php
+++ b/src/Childs/StatechangeChild.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ class StatechangeChild extends Child {
      */
     private $StorageBackend;
 
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $childName = 'StatechangeChild';
+
 
     /**
      * StatechangeChild constructor.
diff --git a/src/Config.php b/src/Config.php
index 4c49c36..170678e 100644
--- a/src/Config.php
+++ b/src/Config.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Config/Acknowledgement.php b/src/Config/Acknowledgement.php
index c97d1d9..ad87586 100644
--- a/src/Config/Acknowledgement.php
+++ b/src/Config/Acknowledgement.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Config/Downtime.php b/src/Config/Downtime.php
index 5c565ec..ef2d78e 100644
--- a/src/Config/Downtime.php
+++ b/src/Config/Downtime.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Config/Hostcheck.php b/src/Config/Hostcheck.php
index b7332d2..ae14117 100644
--- a/src/Config/Hostcheck.php
+++ b/src/Config/Hostcheck.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Config/Hoststatus.php b/src/Config/Hoststatus.php
index ac762a4..db7a81b 100644
--- a/src/Config/Hoststatus.php
+++ b/src/Config/Hoststatus.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Config/Logentry.php b/src/Config/Logentry.php
index 2379a95..1eb9356 100644
--- a/src/Config/Logentry.php
+++ b/src/Config/Logentry.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Config/MonitoringRestart.php b/src/Config/MonitoringRestart.php
index bdb1f07..787f71d 100644
--- a/src/Config/MonitoringRestart.php
+++ b/src/Config/MonitoringRestart.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Config/Notification.php b/src/Config/Notification.php
index 1afbff5..109f9a4 100644
--- a/src/Config/Notification.php
+++ b/src/Config/Notification.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Config/Perfdata.php b/src/Config/Perfdata.php
index b49b688..ec0ba2a 100644
--- a/src/Config/Perfdata.php
+++ b/src/Config/Perfdata.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Config/Servicecheck.php b/src/Config/Servicecheck.php
index 47b2880..b8bfc09 100644
--- a/src/Config/Servicecheck.php
+++ b/src/Config/Servicecheck.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Config/Servicestatus.php b/src/Config/Servicestatus.php
index 4701a4a..016a6de 100644
--- a/src/Config/Servicestatus.php
+++ b/src/Config/Servicestatus.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Config/Statechange.php b/src/Config/Statechange.php
index 5125329..18836e6 100644
--- a/src/Config/Statechange.php
+++ b/src/Config/Statechange.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Config/StatisticType.php b/src/Config/StatisticType.php
index 35c3191..9530963 100644
--- a/src/Config/StatisticType.php
+++ b/src/Config/StatisticType.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Config/WorkerConfig.php b/src/Config/WorkerConfig.php
index bd558e6..0e24eb5 100644
--- a/src/Config/WorkerConfig.php
+++ b/src/Config/WorkerConfig.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Console/Cleanup.php b/src/Console/Cleanup.php
index c43029f..b387886 100644
--- a/src/Console/Cleanup.php
+++ b/src/Console/Cleanup.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Console/Cluster.php b/src/Console/Cluster.php
index 852c1bb..796787e 100644
--- a/src/Console/Cluster.php
+++ b/src/Console/Cluster.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Console/Statistics.php b/src/Console/Statistics.php
index d5f375c..82afb08 100644
--- a/src/Console/Statistics.php
+++ b/src/Console/Statistics.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Exceptions/FileNotFoundException.php b/src/Exceptions/FileNotFoundException.php
index da6ab30..900dd5b 100644
--- a/src/Exceptions/FileNotFoundException.php
+++ b/src/Exceptions/FileNotFoundException.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Exceptions/InvalidArgumentException.php b/src/Exceptions/InvalidArgumentException.php
index 6420623..89564c4 100644
--- a/src/Exceptions/InvalidArgumentException.php
+++ b/src/Exceptions/InvalidArgumentException.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Exceptions/NoBackendFoundException.php b/src/Exceptions/NoBackendFoundException.php
index 4e871fd..d04f53a 100644
--- a/src/Exceptions/NoBackendFoundException.php
+++ b/src/Exceptions/NoBackendFoundException.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Exceptions/NotNumericValueException.php b/src/Exceptions/NotNumericValueException.php
index 6a2d320..2df0c9d 100644
--- a/src/Exceptions/NotNumericValueException.php
+++ b/src/Exceptions/NotNumericValueException.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Exceptions/StorageBackendUnavailableExceptions.php b/src/Exceptions/StorageBackendUnavailableExceptions.php
index 08437e0..6fa2502 100644
--- a/src/Exceptions/StorageBackendUnavailableExceptions.php
+++ b/src/Exceptions/StorageBackendUnavailableExceptions.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Exceptions/TimeoutException.php b/src/Exceptions/TimeoutException.php
index 5d971c1..e3ab67e 100644
--- a/src/Exceptions/TimeoutException.php
+++ b/src/Exceptions/TimeoutException.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Exceptions/UnknownTaskTypeException.php b/src/Exceptions/UnknownTaskTypeException.php
index 1c89147..b7a1865 100644
--- a/src/Exceptions/UnknownTaskTypeException.php
+++ b/src/Exceptions/UnknownTaskTypeException.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Exceptions/UnknownTypeException.php b/src/Exceptions/UnknownTypeException.php
index a42c848..667c629 100644
--- a/src/Exceptions/UnknownTypeException.php
+++ b/src/Exceptions/UnknownTypeException.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/ExternalCommandFile.php b/src/ExternalCommandFile.php
index fcf4d52..4320aff 100644
--- a/src/ExternalCommandFile.php
+++ b/src/ExternalCommandFile.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
  * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
diff --git a/src/GearmanWorker.php b/src/GearmanWorker.php
index e5a739e..b938d02 100644
--- a/src/GearmanWorker.php
+++ b/src/GearmanWorker.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/HoststatusList.php b/src/HoststatusList.php
index 9fef54e..43e6194 100644
--- a/src/HoststatusList.php
+++ b/src/HoststatusList.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Output/HumanStatistics.php b/src/Output/HumanStatistics.php
index c81449c..87869e3 100644
--- a/src/Output/HumanStatistics.php
+++ b/src/Output/HumanStatistics.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Output/NaemonPerfdata.php b/src/Output/NaemonPerfdata.php
index f3a8e6f..6b3a124 100644
--- a/src/Output/NaemonPerfdata.php
+++ b/src/Output/NaemonPerfdata.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/ParentProcess.php b/src/ParentProcess.php
index 316ca5e..c1d00b1 100644
--- a/src/ParentProcess.php
+++ b/src/ParentProcess.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -83,6 +83,16 @@ class ParentProcess {
      */
     private $QueueingEngine;
 
+    /**
+     * @var ChildFactory
+     */
+    private $ChildFactory;
+
+    /**
+     * @var array
+     */
+    private $deadChilds = [];
+
     /**
      * ParentProcess constructor.
      * @param StatisticCollector $StatisticCollector
@@ -93,7 +103,8 @@ public function __construct(
         TaskManager $TaskManager,
         Syslog $Syslog,
         $MonitoringRestartConfig,
-        StorageBackend $StorageBackend
+        StorageBackend $StorageBackend,
+        ChildFactory $ChildFactory
     ) {
         $this->StatisticCollector = $StatisticCollector;
         $this->Config = $Config;
@@ -101,6 +112,7 @@ public function __construct(
         $this->Syslog = $Syslog;
         $this->MonitoringRestartConfig = $MonitoringRestartConfig;
         $this->StorageBackend = $StorageBackend;
+        $this->ChildFactory = $ChildFactory;
 
         $this->QueueingEngine = new QueueingEngine($this->Config, $this->MonitoringRestartConfig);
         $this->Queue = $this->QueueingEngine->getQueue();
@@ -121,18 +133,43 @@ public function loop() {
             $this->checkForDeadChilds();
 
             if ($this->checkForCommands) {
-                $this->TaskManager->checkAndProcessTasks();
+                try {
+                    $this->TaskManager->checkAndProcessTasks();
+                }catch (\Exception $exception){
+                    $this->Syslog->error($exception->getMessage());
+                }
             }
 
             //Also replaces sleep(1)
             $jobData = $this->Queue->getJob();
             if ($jobData !== null) {
                 //Monitoring engine was restarted
-                if($jobData->object_type == 102){
+                if ($jobData->object_type == 102) {
                     $this->Syslog->info('Catch monitoring restart. Trigger callbacks...');
                     $this->StorageBackend->monitoringengineWasRestarted();
                 }
             }
+
+            //Check for dead childs
+            if (!empty($this->deadChilds)) {
+                /** @var Pid $deadChild */
+                foreach ($this->deadChilds as $deadChild) {
+                    $this->removePid($deadChild);
+                    if ($this->ChildFactory->canChildBeReborn($deadChild->getChildName())) {
+                        $this->Syslog->info('Respawn dead child');
+                        $newPid = $this->ChildFactory->respawn($deadChild->getChildName());
+                        $this->addChildPid($newPid);
+                    } else {
+                        $this->Syslog->error(sprintf(
+                            'Can not respawn child of type %s',
+                            $deadChild->getChildName()
+                        ));
+                    }
+                }
+                $this->deadChilds = [];
+                //Update StatisticCollector with the new PIDs
+                $this->StatisticCollector->setPids($this->getChildPids());
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -150,8 +187,12 @@ public function getChildPids() {
         return $this->pids;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return Pid
+     * @throws Exception\NotNumericValueException
+     */
     public function getPid() {
-        return new Pid(getmypid());
+        return new Pid(getmypid(), 'ParentProcess');
     }
 
     public function checkForDeadChilds() {
@@ -160,11 +201,21 @@ public function checkForDeadChilds() {
             if (pcntl_waitpid($Pid->getPid(), $status, WNOHANG) == 0) {
                 //Child still alive
                 $pidsAlive[] = $Pid;
-            }else{
+            } else {
                 $this->Syslog->alert(sprintf('Child with pid %s is dead!!', $Pid->getPid()));
+                $this->deadChilds[] = $Pid;
             }
         }
         $this->pids = $pidsAlive;
     }
 
+    private function removePid(Pid $PidToRemove) {
+        /** @var Pid $Pid */
+        foreach ($this->pids as $index => $Pid) {
+            if ($Pid->getPid() === $PidToRemove->getPid()) {
+                unset($this->pids[$index]);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ParentSignalHandler.php b/src/ParentSignalHandler.php
index c1540d4..047172c 100644
--- a/src/ParentSignalHandler.php
+++ b/src/ParentSignalHandler.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/PerfdataParser.php b/src/PerfdataParser.php
index 503508d..346941c 100644
--- a/src/PerfdataParser.php
+++ b/src/PerfdataParser.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/ProxySettings.php b/src/ProxySettings.php
index e6ee7ca..6c8ab76 100644
--- a/src/ProxySettings.php
+++ b/src/ProxySettings.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/QueryHandler.php b/src/QueryHandler.php
index 55a7aca..56e6a2c 100644
--- a/src/QueryHandler.php
+++ b/src/QueryHandler.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
  * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
diff --git a/src/ServicestatusList.php b/src/ServicestatusList.php
index 13135ef..e6921e2 100644
--- a/src/ServicestatusList.php
+++ b/src/ServicestatusList.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/StatisticCollector.php b/src/StatisticCollector.php
index 4ae0c59..32a6333 100644
--- a/src/StatisticCollector.php
+++ b/src/StatisticCollector.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/Statistics.php b/src/Statistics.php
index 91487ab..e44ca00 100644
--- a/src/Statistics.php
+++ b/src/Statistics.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/StatisticsMatcher.php b/src/StatisticsMatcher.php
index 49f3198..39b1f2d 100644
--- a/src/StatisticsMatcher.php
+++ b/src/StatisticsMatcher.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/TaskManager.php b/src/TaskManager.php
index f575f6e..853d50a 100644
--- a/src/TaskManager.php
+++ b/src/TaskManager.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
  * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
diff --git a/src/TcpSocket.php b/src/TcpSocket.php
index 0934395..99732ae 100644
--- a/src/TcpSocket.php
+++ b/src/TcpSocket.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/ValueObjects/Acknowledgement.php b/src/ValueObjects/Acknowledgement.php
index 8ad9f21..1ec0734 100644
--- a/src/ValueObjects/Acknowledgement.php
+++ b/src/ValueObjects/Acknowledgement.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/ValueObjects/DataStructInterface.php b/src/ValueObjects/DataStructInterface.php
index 95fce48..f416757 100644
--- a/src/ValueObjects/DataStructInterface.php
+++ b/src/ValueObjects/DataStructInterface.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/ValueObjects/Downtime.php b/src/ValueObjects/Downtime.php
index 9b05ff4..0b84197 100644
--- a/src/ValueObjects/Downtime.php
+++ b/src/ValueObjects/Downtime.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/ValueObjects/Gauge.php b/src/ValueObjects/Gauge.php
index 93276c3..3b2389d 100644
--- a/src/ValueObjects/Gauge.php
+++ b/src/ValueObjects/Gauge.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/ValueObjects/Hostcheck.php b/src/ValueObjects/Hostcheck.php
index fb77f0b..a2c28e6 100644
--- a/src/ValueObjects/Hostcheck.php
+++ b/src/ValueObjects/Hostcheck.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/ValueObjects/Hoststatus.php b/src/ValueObjects/Hoststatus.php
index d9578bf..6268faa 100644
--- a/src/ValueObjects/Hoststatus.php
+++ b/src/ValueObjects/Hoststatus.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/ValueObjects/Logentry.php b/src/ValueObjects/Logentry.php
index 3014b4c..1da777e 100644
--- a/src/ValueObjects/Logentry.php
+++ b/src/ValueObjects/Logentry.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/ValueObjects/Notification.php b/src/ValueObjects/Notification.php
index 0478b81..b27bec0 100644
--- a/src/ValueObjects/Notification.php
+++ b/src/ValueObjects/Notification.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/ValueObjects/PerfdataRaw.php b/src/ValueObjects/PerfdataRaw.php
index 123d43b..f074cdc 100644
--- a/src/ValueObjects/PerfdataRaw.php
+++ b/src/ValueObjects/PerfdataRaw.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/ValueObjects/Pid.php b/src/ValueObjects/Pid.php
index 6050d18..712d872 100644
--- a/src/ValueObjects/Pid.php
+++ b/src/ValueObjects/Pid.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -28,16 +28,23 @@ class Pid {
      */
     private $pid;
 
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    private $childName = 'Unknown';
+
     /**
      * Pid constructor.
      * @param int $pid
+     * @param string $childName
      * @throws NotNumericValueException
      */
-    public function __construct($pid) {
+    public function __construct($pid, $childName = 'Unknown') {
         if (!is_numeric($pid)) {
             throw new NotNumericValueException(sprintf('Given values %s is not numeric!', $pid));
         }
         $this->pid = $pid;
+        $this->childName = $childName;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -46,4 +53,12 @@ public function __construct($pid) {
     public function getPid() {
         return $this->pid;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+
+    /**
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getChildName() {
+        return $this->childName;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/ValueObjects/Servicecheck.php b/src/ValueObjects/Servicecheck.php
index 6438960..ac9e9b1 100644
--- a/src/ValueObjects/Servicecheck.php
+++ b/src/ValueObjects/Servicecheck.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/ValueObjects/Servicestatus.php b/src/ValueObjects/Servicestatus.php
index 766b647..d52b5e0 100644
--- a/src/ValueObjects/Servicestatus.php
+++ b/src/ValueObjects/Servicestatus.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/ValueObjects/Statechange.php b/src/ValueObjects/Statechange.php
index ba89369..b0f9989 100644
--- a/src/ValueObjects/Statechange.php
+++ b/src/ValueObjects/Statechange.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/ValueObjects/Statistic.php b/src/ValueObjects/Statistic.php
index c35399a..6442223 100644
--- a/src/ValueObjects/Statistic.php
+++ b/src/ValueObjects/Statistic.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/ValueObjects/StatusInterface.php b/src/ValueObjects/StatusInterface.php
index 61342f4..82392b6 100644
--- a/src/ValueObjects/StatusInterface.php
+++ b/src/ValueObjects/StatusInterface.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/src/ValueObjects/Task.php b/src/ValueObjects/Task.php
index 5573fba..90c168e 100644
--- a/src/ValueObjects/Task.php
+++ b/src/ValueObjects/Task.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Statusengine Worker
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2017  Daniel Ziegler
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018  Daniel Ziegler
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
  * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or