posix_getgroups
Note that this function returns the owner that the process *started* as. Even if you call posix_setuid (or posix_seteuid) it will still report the username the process started as.
use get_current_user() to get the effective real user.
posix_getlogin
(PHP 4, PHP 5)
posix_getlogin — Return login name
Description
string posix_getlogin
( void
)
Returns the login name of the user owning the current process.
Return Values
Returns the login name of the user, as a string.
Examples
Example #1 Example use of posix_getlogin()
<?php
echo posix_getlogin(); //apache
?>
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