fileowner in PHP

fileowner — Gets file owner
Syntax:

int fileowner ( string $filename )
Gets the file owner.

Parameters:

filename
Path to the file.

Return values: Returns the user ID of the owner of the file, or FALSE on failure. The user ID is returned in numerical format, use posix_getpwuid() to resolve it to a username.



Example #1 Finding the owner of a file

<?php
$filename = 'index.php';
print_r(posix_getpwuid(fileowner($filename)));
?>
Errors/Exceptions ¶

Upon failure, an E_WARNING is emitted.



Note: The results of this function are cached. See clearstatcache() for more details.
Tip
As of PHP 5.0.0, this function can also be used with some URL wrappers. Refer to Supported Protocols and Wrappers to determine which wrappers support stat() family of functionality.