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    posix_getlogin

    (PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

    posix_getlogin — Return login name

    Description

    posix_getlogin(): string|false

    Returns the login name of the user owning the current process.

    Parameters

    This function has no parameters.

    Return Values

    Returns the login name of the user, as a string, or false on failure.

    Examples

    Example #1 Example use of posix_getlogin()

    <?php
    echo posix_getlogin(); //apache
    ?>

    See Also

    • posix_getpwnam() - Return info about a user by username
    • POSIX man page GETLOGIN(3)

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    Alex P
    10 years ago
    posix_getlogin() will return boolean false when there is no shell, e.g. when running under an apache process
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    philip
    20 years ago
    Note that this function returns the owner that the process *started* as.  Even if you call posix_setuid (or posix_seteuid) it will still report the username the process started as.

    use get_current_user() to get the effective real user.
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