From the GNU getcwd(3) manpage, paraphrased: returns the absolute pathname of the current working directory. Fails when the current directory is not eradable. Complies with POSIX.1 spec.
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
posix_getcwd — Pathname of current directory
Gets the absolute pathname of the script's current working directory. On error, it sets errno which can be checked using posix_get_last_error()
This function has no parameters.
Returns a string of the absolute pathname on success.
On error, returns false and sets errno which can be checked with
posix_get_last_error().
Example #1 posix_getcwd() example
This example will return the absolute path of the current working directory of the script.
<?php
echo 'My current working directory is '.posix_getcwd();
?>Note:
This function can fail on
- Read or Search permission was denied
- Pathname no longer exists
From the GNU getcwd(3) manpage, paraphrased: returns the absolute pathname of the current working directory. Fails when the current directory is not eradable. Complies with POSIX.1 spec.