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posix_getlogin

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

posix_getloginReturn login name

Description

string posix_getlogin ( void )

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

Return Values

Returns the login name of the user, as a string.

Examples

Example #1 Example use of posix_getlogin()

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

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posix_getlogin
philip
10-Feb-2004 03:31
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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