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POSIX_MKNOD(3) 1 POSIX_MKNOD(3) posix_mknod - Create a special or ordinary file (POSIX.1) SYNOPSIS
bool posix_mknod (string $pathname, int $mode, [int $major], [int $minor]) DESCRIPTION
Creates a special or ordinary file. PARAMETERS
o $pathname - The file to create o $mode - This parameter is constructed by a bitwise OR between file type (one of the following constants: POSIX_S_IFREG, POSIX_S_IFCHR, POSIX_S_IFBLK, POSIX_S_IFIFO or POSIX_S_IFSOCK) and permissions. o $major - The major device kernel identifier (required to pass when using S_IFCHR or S_IFBLK). o $minor - The minor device kernel identifier. RETURN VALUES
Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure. EXAMPLES
Example #1 A posix_mknod(3) example <?php $file = '/tmp/tmpfile'; // file name $type = POSIX_S_IFBLK; // file type $permissions = 0777; // octal $major = 1; $minor = 8; // /dev/random if (!posix_mknod($file, $type | $permissions, $major, $minor)) { die('Error ' . posix_get_last_error() . ': ' . posix_strerror(posix_get_last_error())); } ?> SEE ALSO
posix_mkfifo(3). PHP Documentation Group POSIX_MKNOD(3)
