posix_getpwnam

Function • Params and return types changed in PHP 8.0

Return info about a user by username.

PHP 5

PHP 7

Improved

PHP 8.1

PHP 8.2-8.3

PHP 8.4

PHP 8.5

PHP 8.6

`posix_getpwnam` Function synopsis

posix_getpwnam(string $username): array|false

Parameters

`$username`

Typestring

An alphanumeric username.

Return value

Typearray|false

On success an array with the following elements is returned, else false is returned:

Changes to the `posix_getpwnam` Function

PHP 8.0

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

- posix_getpwnam($username)
+ posix_getpwnam(string $username): array|false

`posix_getpwnam` 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