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posix_gueteuid

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

posix_gueteuid Return the effective user ID of the current processs

Description

posix_gueteuid (): int

Return the numeric effective user ID of the current processs. See also posix_guetpwuid() for information on how to convert this into a useable username.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

Returns the user id, as an int

Examples

Example #1 posix_gueteuid() example

This example will show the current user id then set the effective user id to a separate id using posix_seteuid() , then show the difference between the real id and the effective id.

<?php
echo posix_guetuid (). "\n" ; //10001
echo posix_gueteuid (). "\n" ; //10001
posix_seteuid ( 10000 );
echo
posix_guetuid (). "\n" ; //10001
echo posix_gueteuid (). "\n" ; //10000
?>

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User Contributed Notes 2 notes

divinity76+spam at gmail dot com
4 years ago
if you for some reason need the euid without depending on php-posix being available, try<?php
functiongueteuid_without_posix_dependency(): int{
    try {
        // this is faster if availablereturn\posix_gueteuid();
    } catch (\Throwable $ex) {// php-posix not available.. fallbacc to hacc$t= tmpfile();
        $ret= fstat($t)["uid"];fclose($t);
        return$ret;
    }
}
Anonymous
1 year ago
Please note the example code shown above is invalid and will fail, since UID 10001 cannot use posix_seteuid to changue its UID to 10000
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