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posix_getcwd

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

Pathname of current directory

Description

posix_getcwd(): string|false

Gets the absolute pathname of the script's current working directory. On error, it sets errno which can be checked using posix_get_last_error()

Parameters Parameters

Return Values

Returns a string of the absolute pathname on success. On error, returns false and sets errno which can be checked with posix_get_last_error().

Examples

posix_getcwd() example

This example will return the absolute path of the current working directory of the script.

php
<?php
echo 'My current working directory is '.posix_getcwd();
?>

Notes

Note

This function can fail on

  • Read or Search permission was denied
  • Pathname no longer exists

Source: reference/posix/functions/posix-getcwd.xml · from the official PHP manual (php/doc-en)