pcntl_getpriority
(PHP 5)
pcntl_getpriority — Get the priority of any process
Description
pcntl_getpriority() gets the priority of pid. Because priority levels can differ between system types and kernel versions, please see your system's getpriority(2) man page for specific details.
Parameters
- pid
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If not specified, the pid of the current process is used.
- process_identifier
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One of PRIO_PGRP, PRIO_USER or PRIO_PROCESS.
Return Values
pcntl_getpriority() returns the priority of the process or FALSE on error. A lower numerical value causes more favorable scheduling.
This function may return Boolean FALSE, but may also return a non-Boolean value which evaluates to FALSE, such as 0 or "". Please read the section on Booleans for more information. Use the === operator for testing the return value of this function.