Php/docs/function.pcntl-getpriority
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pcntl_getpriority
(PHP 5, PHP 7)
pcntl_getpriority — Get the priority of any process
Description
pcntl_getpriority
([ int $pid = getmypid()
[, int $process_identifier = PRIO_PROCESS
]] ) : int
pcntl_getpriority() gets the priority of
pid. Because priority levels can differ between
system types and kernel versions, please see your system's getpriority(2)
man page for specific details.
Parameters
pid- If not specified, the pid of the current process is used.
process_identifier- One of
PRIO_PGRP,PRIO_USERorPRIO_PROCESS.
Return Values
pcntl_getpriority() returns the priority of the process
or FALSE on error. A lower numerical value causes more favorable
scheduling.
Warning
This function may
return Boolean FALSE, but may also return a non-Boolean value which
evaluates to FALSE. Please read the section on Booleans for more
information. Use the ===
operator for testing the return value of this
function.