getmypid
(PHP 4, PHP 5)
getmypid — Gets PHP's process ID
Description
int getmypid
( void
)
Gets the current PHP process ID.
Return Values
Returns the current PHP process ID, or FALSE on error.
Notes
Warning
Process IDs are not unique, thus they are a weak entropy source. We recommend against relying on pids in security-dependent contexts.
See Also
- getmygid() - Get PHP script owner's GID
- getmyuid() - Gets PHP script owner's UID
- get_current_user() - Gets the name of the owner of the current PHP script
- getmyinode() - Gets the inode of the current script
- getlastmod() - Gets time of last page modification