posix_getppid

(PHP 3 >= 3.0.10, PHP 4, PHP 5)

posix_getppid -- Return the parent process identifier

Description

int posix_getppid ( void )

Return the process identifier of the parent process of the current process.

Return Values

Returns the identifier, as an integer.

Examples

Example 1. Example use of posix_getppid()

<?php
echo posix_getppid(); //8259
?>