getmypid

(PHP 3, PHP 4 )

getmypid -- Get PHP's process ID.

Description

int getmypid (void)

Returns the current PHP process ID, or false on error.

Warning

Process IDs are not unique, thus they are a weak entropy source. We recommend against relying on pids in security-dependent contexts.

See also getmyuid(), get_current_user(), getmyinode(), and getlastmod().