posix_setuid

(PHP 3>= 3.0.13, PHP 4 )

posix_setuid -- Set the UID of the current process

Description

bool posix_setuid ( int uid)

Set the real user ID of the current process. This is a privileged function and you need appropriate privileges (usually root) on your system to be able to perform this function.

Returns TRUE on success, FALSE otherwise. See also posix_setgid().