(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
posix_mkfifo — Create a fifo special file (a named pipe)
posix_mkfifo() creates a special
FIFO
file which exists in the file system and acts as
a bidirectional communication endpoint for processes.
filename
Path to the FIFO
file.
permissions
The second parameter permissions
has to be given in
octal notation (e.g. 0644). The permission of the newly created
FIFO
also depends on the setting of the current
umask(). The permissions of the created file are
(mode & ~umask).