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get_current_user

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(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

Gets the name of the owner of the current PHP script

Description

get_current_user(): string

Returns the name of the owner of the current PHP script.

Parameters Parameters

Return Values

Returns the username as a string.

Examples

get_current_user() example

php
<?php
echo 'Current script owner: ' . get_current_user();
?>

The above example will output something similar to:

output
Current script owner: SYSTEM

See Also

Source: reference/info/functions/get-current-user.xml · from the official PHP manual (php/doc-en)