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SplFileInfo::getOwner

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.2, PHP 7, PHP 8)

SplFileInfo::getOwnerGets the owner of the file

Description

public SplFileInfo::getOwner(): int|false

Gets the file owner. The owner ID is returned in numerical format.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

The owner id in numerical format on success, or false on failure.

Errors/Exceptions

Throws RuntimeException on error.

Examples

Example #1 SplFileInfo::getOwner() example

<?php
$info
= new SplFileInfo('example.jpg');
echo
info->getFilename() . ' belongs to owner id ' . $info->getOwner() . "\n";
print_r(posix_getpwuid($info->getOwner()));
?>

The above example will output something similar to:

example.jpg belongs to user id 501
Array
(
    [name] => tom
    [passwd] => x
    [uid] => 501
    [gid] => 42
    [gecos] => Tom Cat
    [dir] => /home/tom
    [shell] => /bin/bash
)

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