PHP 7.0.6 Released

posix_getpid

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)

posix_getpidReturn the current process identifier

Description

int posix_getpid ( void )

Return the process identifier of the current process.

Return Values

Returns the identifier, as an integer.

Examples

Example #1 Example use of posix_getpid()

<?php
echo posix_getpid(); //8805
?>

See Also

  • posix_kill() - Send a signal to a process
  • POSIX man page GETPID(2)

User Contributed Notes

Yzmir Ramirez
4 years ago
You can also try using getmypid() instead.
zapolski at gmail dot com
5 years ago
In order to use posix_getpid on Fedeora 11 and up you have to install php-process

# yum install php-process
andy at haveland dot com
6 years ago
Since upgrading fedora 10 to 12, I discovered that posix_getpid() disappeared and not compiled in by default, as it specifies here.

It turns out that it had been moved into package php-process.

Just do "yum install php-process", and all should be sweet again.

Hope this saves someone half an hour of research.
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