posix_getlogin

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)

posix_getlogin — Return login name

Description

posix_getlogin ( void ) : string

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
?>

See Also

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