php-resque/demo/check_status.php

<?php
if (empty($argv[1])) {
    die('Specify the ID of a job to monitor the status of.');
}

require __DIR__ . '/init.php';

date_default_timezone_set('GMT');
Resque::setBackend('127.0.0.1:6379');
// You can also use a DSN-style format:
//Resque::setBackend('redis://user:pass@127.0.0.1:6379');
//Resque::setBackend('redis://user:pass@a.host.name:3432/2');

$status = new Resque_Job_Status($argv[1]);
if (!$status->isTracking()) {
    die("Resque is not tracking the status of this job.\n");
}

echo "Tracking status of " . $argv[1] . ". Press [break] to stop.\n\n";
while (true) {
    fwrite(STDOUT, "Status of " . $argv[1] . " is: " . $status->get() . "\n");
    sleep(1);
}