posix_mkfifo
(PHP 4, PHP 5)
posix_mkfifo — Create a fifo special file (a named pipe)
Description
bool posix_mkfifo
( string $pathname
, int $mode
)
Parameters
-
pathname
-
Path to the FIFO file.
-
mode
-
The second parameter mode
has to be given in
octal notation (e.g. 0644). The permission of the newly created
FIFO also depends on the setting of the current
umask(). The permissions of the created file are
(mode & ~umask).
Return Values
Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
Notes
Note: When safe mode is enabled, PHP checks whether
the files or directories being operated upon have the same UID (owner) as the
script that is being executed.
posix_kill
