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get_current_user

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

get_current_userGets the name of the owner of the current PHP script

Description

get_current_user(): string

Returns the name of the owner of the current PHP script.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

Returns the username as a string.

Examples

Example #1 get_current_user() example

<?php
echo 'Current script owner: ' . get_current_user();
?>

The above example will output something similar to:

Current script owner: SYSTEM

See Also

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