how to install posix in php

Question

POSIX does not appear when I run php -m cmd, however, I see it from the phpinfo() –enable-posix=shared on Linux with Plesk 9.

Basically, I can't use posix_*() functions as described at http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.posix.php

this shows doesn't exists:

if (function_exists('posix_getuid')) {
    echo "posix_getuid available";
} else {
    echo "posix_getuid not available"; // this prints in my server.
}

Could someone show me how to install it? Thank you.

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score 50 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 24 '12 at 12:56

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I found the solution:

yum install php-process

This package enables php-posix.

edited Nov 24 '12 at 12:56

Pavel Strakhov

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answered Feb 04 '10 at 06:30

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BTW - if you're using a typical amazon AMI you will want this package for System_Daemon in pear to work correctly. – Ross Aug 20 '12 at 15:42
The php-process package name depends on your running php version such as `php56w-process.x86_64`, `php71w-process.x86_64`. – Nick Tsai Jul 03 '17 at 02:51

score 4 · Answer 2 · edited Nov 03 '11 at 07:13

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While resolved, the original problem would seem to be that posix_getpwuid is not supported on Windows:

from: http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.posix-getpwuid.php

On Windows, posix_getpwuid() is not implemented

if you just want the username of the current user, you can use get_current_user().
To properly get the running user, test if function_exists('posix_getpwuid') and if not, assume you're running on Windows and call getenv('USERNAME').

edited Nov 03 '11 at 07:13

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answered Nov 02 '11 at 20:24

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Your answer is completely unrelated to the question, I think. The problem occurred on Linux, and the used function was a different one. – Sven Nov 07 '12 at 22:25

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 11 '15 at 12:41

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In openSUSE use command zypper install php-posix for installing php-process for using php function posix_getuid

answered Jun 11 '15 at 12:41

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how to install posix in php

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