getmypid
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
getmypid — Gets PHP's process ID
Description
getmypid(): int|false
Gets the current PHP process ID.
Parameters
This function has no parameters.
Return Values
Returns the current PHP process ID, or false on error.
Notes
Warning
Process IDs are not unique, thus they are a weak entropy source. We recommend against relying on pids in security-dependent contexts.
See Also
- getmygid() - Get PHP script owner's GID
- getmyuid() - Gets PHP script owner's UID
- get_current_user() - Gets the name of the owner of the current PHP script
- getmyinode() - Gets the inode of the current script
- getlastmod() - Gets time of last page modification
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https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.getmypid.php
