posix_getpwuid
posix_getpwuid
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
posix_getpwuid — Return info about a user by user id
Description
array posix_getpwuid ( int $uid )
Returns an array of information about the user referenced by the given user ID.
Parameters
uid
The user identifier.
Return Values
Returns an associative array with the following elements:
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| name | The name element contains the username of the user. This is a short, usually less than 16 character "handle" of the user, not the real, full name. |
| passwd | The passwd element contains the user's password in an encrypted format. Often, for example on a system employing "shadow" passwords, an asterisk is returned instead. |
| uid | User ID, should be the same as the uid parameter used when calling the function, and hence redundant. |
| gid | The group ID of the user. Use the function posix_getgrgid() to resolve the group name and a list of its members. |
| gecos | GECOS is an obsolete term that refers to the finger information field on a Honeywell batch processing system. The field, however, lives on, and its contents have been formalized by POSIX. The field contains a comma separated list containing the user's full name, office phone, office number, and home phone number. On most systems, only the user's full name is available. |
| dir | This element contains the absolute path to the home directory of the user. |
| shell | The shell element contains the absolute path to the executable of the user's default shell. |
Examples
Example #1 Example use of posix_getpwuid()
<?php
$userinfo = posix_getpwuid(10000
print_r($userinfo
?>
The above example will output something similar to:
Array
(
[name] => tom
[passwd] => x
[uid] => 10000
[gid] => 42
[gecos] => "tom,,,"
[dir] => "/home/tom"
[shell] => "/bin/bash"
)
See Also
- posix_getpwnam() - Return info about a user by username
- POSIX man page GETPWNAM(3)
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