Set the GID of the current process (original) (raw)

posix_setgid

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)

posix_setgid — Set the GID of the current process

Description

posix_setgid ( int $gid ) : bool

Note:

If the caller is a super user, this will also set the effective group id.

Parameters

gid

The group id.

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Examples

Example #1 posix_setgid() example

This example will print out the effective group id, once it is changed.

<?php echo 'My real group id is '.posix_getgid(); //20 posix_setgid(40); echo 'My real group id is '.posix_getgid(); //40 echo 'My effective group id is '.posix_getegid(); //40 ?>

See Also

• posix_getgrgid() - Return info about a group by group id
• posix_getgid() - Return the real group ID of the current process