Script to restart OpenVPN client on pfSense 2.6.0

openvpn_restart.sh

#!/usr/local/bin/php
# script based on https://gist.github.com/patricknwn/4acd813f43ac7786ca6a6fe71419ef17
# verified to work for OpenVPN clients in pfSense 2.6.0
# use at your own risk

<?php
	# Preload
	require_once('service-utils.inc');
	require_once("openvpn.inc");

	# Init
	function fubar($reason) {print $reason . "\n"; exit(1);}
	$xml=simplexml_load_file("/cf/conf/config.xml") or fubar("Error: Cannot load config.xml");
	$found = false;
	$sleeptime = 20;

	# OpenVPN
	foreach($xml->openvpn->{'openvpn-client'} as $vpn) {
		$desc = html_entity_decode((string)$vpn->description);
		print "Found OpenVPN: $desc\n";
		print "Restarting VPN with ID " . $vpn->vpnid . "\n";

		# code figured out from /etc/inc/status_services.inc
		openvpn_restart_by_vpnid('client', $vpn->vpnid);
		print "Sleep for a few seconds while the service restarts before proceeding to the next service (if any)\n";
		sleep($sleeptime);
	}


?>