posix_getegid

Function • Return type changed in PHP 8.0

Return the effective group ID of the current process.

PHP 5

PHP 7

Improved

PHP 8.1

PHP 8.2-8.3

PHP 8.4

PHP 8.5

PHP 8.6

`posix_getegid` Function synopsis

posix_getegid(): int

Parameters

posix_getegid does not take any parameters.

Return value

Typeint

Returns an int of the effective group ID.

Changes to the `posix_getegid` Function

PHP 8.0

Return type added: int

- posix_getegid()
+ posix_getegid(): int

`posix_getegid` Function Availability

PHP Version	Availability
PHP 8.6Upcoming Release	Yes
PHP 8.5Supported (Latest)	Yes
PHP 8.4Supported	Yes
PHP 8.3Security-Fixes Only	Yes
PHP 8.2Security-Fixes Only	Yes
PHP 8.1Unsupported	Yes
PHP 8.0Unsupported	Yes
PHP 7.4Unsupported	Yes
PHP 7.3Unsupported	Yes
PHP 7.2Unsupported	Yes
PHP 7.1Unsupported	Yes
PHP 7.0Unsupported	Yes
PHP 5.6Unsupported	Yes
PHP 5.5Unsupported	Yes
PHP 5.4Unsupported	Yes
PHP 5.3Unsupported	Yes