fileowner

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

    fileowner — Gets file owner

    Description

    fileowner(string $filename): int|false

    Gets the file owner.

    Parameters

    filename

    Path to the file.

    Return Values

    Returns the user ID of the owner of the file, or false on failure. The user ID is returned in numerical format, use posix_getpwuid() to resolve it to a username.

    Errors/Exceptions

    Upon failure, an E_WARNING is emitted.

    Examples

    Example #1 Finding the owner of a file

    <?php
    $filename     = 'index.php';
    print_r(posix_getpwuid(fileowner($filename)));
    ?>

    Notes

    Note: The results of this function are cached. See clearstatcache() for more details.

    Tip

    As of PHP 5.0.0, this function can also be used with some URL wrappers. Refer to Supported Protocols and Wrappers to determine which wrappers support stat() family of functionality.

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