posix_getgrnam

Function • Params and return types changed in PHP 8.0

Return info about a group by name.

PHP 5

PHP 7

Improved

PHP 8.1

PHP 8.2-8.3

PHP 8.4

PHP 8.5

PHP 8.6

`posix_getgrnam` Function synopsis

posix_getgrnam(string $name): array|false

Parameters

`$name`

Typestring

The name of the group

Return value

Typearray|false

Returns an array on success, or false on failure. The array elements returned are:

Changes to the `posix_getgrnam` Function

PHP 8.0

Return type added: array|false
Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($name): string

- posix_getgrnam($name)
+ posix_getgrnam(string $name): array|false

`posix_getgrnam` 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