PHP Exercises : Get the name of the owner of the current PHP script

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24. Get Script Owner Name

Write a PHP script to get the name of the owner of the current PHP script.

Sample Solution:

PHP Code:

<?php
// Get and echo the current script owner
echo 'Current script owner: ' . get_current_user() . "\n";
?>

Explanation:

• Get Current Script Owner:
• The get_current_user() function retrieves the username of the owner of the current PHP script. This is typically the user account under which the web server is running.
• Output the Owner's Username:
• The echo statement concatenates the string 'Current script owner: ' with the result of get_current_user().
• It outputs the full message, followed by a newline (\n), displaying the current script owner's username.

Output:

Current script owner: students

Flowchart:

Note: get_current_user - Gets the name of the owner of the current PHP script.

For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

• Write a PHP script to retrieve the file owner’s user name using file owner functions and display it.
• Write a PHP script to compare the current script’s owner with an authorized user list and alert if mismatched.
• Write a PHP script to display both the owner’s name and group information for the current file.
• Write a PHP script to log the current script owner’s name along with the access time for auditing purposes.

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