PHP fileowner() Function

Return the user ID (owner) of "test.txt":

<?php
echo fileowner("test.txt");
?>

Definition and Usage

The fileowner() function returns the user ID (owner) of the specified file.

Tip: Use posix_getpwuid() to convert the user ID to a user name.

Note: The result of this function is cached. Use clearstatcache() to clear the cache.

fileowner( filename)

Parameter	Description
filename	Required. Specifies the path to the file to check

Return Value:	The user ID of the owner of the file on success, FALSE on failure
PHP Version:	4.0+