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posix_getgid

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

posix_getgidReturn the real group ID of the current process

Description

posix_getgid(): int

Return the numeric real group ID of the current process.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

Returns the real group id, as an int.

Examples

Example #1 posix_getgid() example

This example will print out the real group id, even once the effective group id has been changed.

<?php
echo 'My real group id is '.posix_getgid(); /20
posix_setegid(40);
echo
'My real group id is '.posix_getgid(); /20
echo 'My effective group id is '.posix_getegid(); /40
?>

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vector from ionisis.com
13 years ago
i came across this error:
Call to undefined function posix_getuid()

which was solved by these commands:
yum -y install php-process
service httpd restart
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