php man page for posix_setegid

Query: posix_setegid

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POSIX_SETEGID(3)							 1							  POSIX_SETEGID(3)

posix_setegid - Set the effective GID of the current process

SYNOPSIS
bool posix_setegid (int $gid)
DESCRIPTION
Set the effective group ID of the current process. This is a privileged function and needs appropriate privileges (usually root) on the system to be able to perform this function.
PARAMETERS
o $gid - The group id.
RETURN VALUES
Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
EXAMPLES
Example #1 posix_setegid(3) example This example will print out the effective group id, once changed. <?php echo 'My real group id is '.posix_getgid(); //20 posix_setegid(40); echo 'My real group id is '.posix_getgid(); //20 echo 'My effective group id is '.posix_getegid(); //40 ?>
SEE ALSO
posix_getgrgid(3), posix_getgid(3), posix_setgid(3). PHP Documentation Group POSIX_SETEGID(3)
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