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_USER
orPRIO_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.