fileowner

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)

Gets file owner

int fileowner ( string $filename )

Gets the file owner.

Parameters:

filename

Path to the file.

Returns:

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.

Exception:

Upon failure, an E_WARNING is emitted.

Notes:

The results of this function are cached. See clearstatcache() for more details.

Examples:

Finding the owner of a file

<?php
$filename = 'index.php';
print_r(posix_getpwuid(fileowner($filename)));
?>