Reading file and directory owner using PHP on the Windows

To read the owner of a file or directory using PHP on Windows, you can make use of the stat() function and the fileowner() function. Here's an example:

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$filename = 'path/to/file.txt';



// Get the file/directory stat

$fileStat = stat($filename);



if ($fileStat !== false) {

    // Get the owner user ID

    $ownerId = $fileStat['uid'];



    // Get the owner username

    $ownerName = posix_getpwuid($ownerId)['name'];



    echo "Owner: $ownerName";

} else {

    echo "Failed to get file/directory stat.";

}

This code retrieves the stat information of the file/directory using the stat() function. Then it extracts the owner user ID (uid) from the stat information. Finally, it uses the posix_getpwuid() function to get the owner username corresponding to the user ID.

Note that the posix_getpwuid() function is only available if the POSIX extension is enabled in PHP. Make sure the extension is enabled in your PHP configuration.

Please keep in mind that to get accurate owner information, the PHP script must be run with sufficient permissions to access the file/directory.