posix_getpid

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

posix_getpid — Return 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)