posix_getpwuid

Function • Params and return types changed in PHP 8.0

Return info about a user by user id.

PHP 5
PHP 7
PHP 8.0
Improved
PHP 8.1
PHP 8.2-8.3
PHP 8.4
PHP 8.5
PHP 8.6

posix_getpwuid Function synopsis

posix_getpwuid(int $user_id): array|false

Parameters

$user_id

Typeint

The user identifier.

Return value

Typearray|false

Returns an associative array with the following elements:

The function returns false on failure.

Changes to the posix_getpwuid Function

PHP 8.0

  • Return type added: array|false
  • Parameter name of parameter #1 changed: $uid to $user_id
  • Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($user_id): int
- posix_getpwuid($uid)
+ posix_getpwuid(int $user_id): array|false

posix_getpwuid Function Availability

PHP VersionAvailability
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