Small note: the function resolves symbolic links. That is, if the link is created by user 999 and maps to a file owned by user 666, this function returns 666 :(
fileowner
(PHP 4, PHP 5)
fileowner — Gets file owner
Beskrivelse
int fileowner
( string
$filename
)Gets the file owner.
Parametre
-
filename -
Path to the file.
Returnerings Værdier
Returns the user ID of the owner of the file, or FALSE on failure.
The user ID is returned in numerical format, use
posix_getpwuid() to resolve it to a username.
Eksempler
Eksempel #1 Finding the owner of a file
<?php
$filename = 'index.php';
print_r(posix_getpwuid(fileowner($filename)));
?>
Fejl/Undtagelser
Upon failure, an E_WARNING is emitted.
Noter
Note: The results of this function are cached. See clearstatcache() for more details.
Tip
As of PHP 5.0.0, this function can also be used with some URL wrappers. Refer to Supported Protocols and Wrappers to determine which wrappers support stat() family of functionality.
Se også
- filegroup() - Gets file group
- stat() - Gives information about a file
- posix_getpwuid() - Return info about a user by user id
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User Contributed Notes 3 notes
Anonymous ¶
18 years ago
dazoe ¶
13 years ago
Remember to use if(fileowner(...) === FALSE) instead of if(!fileowner()) or if(fileowner() == FLASE) because if the owner was "root" it would return 0.
chris at ocproducts dot com ¶
4 years ago
This function will always return 0 on Windows, because Windows does not support numeric user IDs.
