posix_setuid
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
posix_setuid — Set the UID of the current process
Description
posix_setuid(int $user_id): bool
Set the real user ID of the current process. This is a privileged function that needs appropriate privileges (usually root) on the system to be able to perform this function.
Parameters
-
user_id -
The user id.
Return Values
Returns true on success or false on failure.
Examples
Example #1 posix_setuid() example
This example will show the current user id and then set it to a different value.
<?php echo posix_getuid()."\n"; //10001 echo posix_geteuid()."\n"; //10001 posix_setuid(10000); echo posix_getuid()."\n"; //10000 echo posix_geteuid()."\n"; //10000 ?>
See Also
- posix_setgid() - Set the GID of the current process
- posix_seteuid() - Set the effective UID of the current process
- posix_getuid() - Return the real user ID of the current process
- posix_geteuid() - Return the effective user ID of the current process
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