posix_getpid

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

posix_getpid — Return the current process identifier

Description

posix_getpid(): int

Return the process identifier of the current process.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

Returns the identifier, as an int.

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)