posix_setegid

Function • Params and return types changed in PHP 8.0

Set the effective GID of the current process.

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_setegid Function synopsis

posix_setegid(int $group_id): bool

Parameters

$group_id

Typeint

The group id.

Return value

Typebool

Returns true on success, false on failure

Changes to the posix_setegid Function

PHP 8.0

  • Return type added: bool
  • Parameter name of parameter #1 changed: $gid to $group_id
  • Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($group_id): int
- posix_setegid($gid)
+ posix_setegid(int $group_id): bool

posix_setegid 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