diff --git a/daemon.php b/daemon.php
index a73613e..3b73451 100644
--- a/daemon.php
+++ b/daemon.php
@@ -145,4 +145,28 @@ class daemon
     }
     return "The daemon is running on PID $pid\n";
   }
+
+  /** Send a HUP Signal to the daemon
+    * @param string $name The name of daemon to HUP. The name must be
+    * the same as the name used in the start method
+    */
+  public function reload ($name)
+  {
+    $file = new \file ();
+    if (! $file->is_writeable ($this->runDir))
+      throw new \Exception (sprintf ("Run Directory '%s' is not writeable",
+        $this->runDir), 500);
+    if (! $file->is_readable ($this->runDir))
+      throw new \Exception (sprintf ("Run Directory '%s' is not readable",
+        $this->runDir), 500);
+    if (! $file->file_exists ($this->runDir."/$name.pid"))
+      return "The daemon is be stopped";
+    $pid = $file->file_get_contents ($this->runDir."/$name.pid");
+    if (! file_exists ("/proc/$pid"))
+    {
+      $file->unlink ($this->runDir."/$name.pid");
+      return "The daemon is stopped, but the PID file was remaining. Delete";
+    }
+    return posix_kill ($pid, SIGHUP);
+  }
 }