(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
posix_setuid — Set the UID of the current process
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.
user_idThe user id.
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 ?>
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