PHP Exercises : Get the name of the owner of the current PHP script

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Write a PHP script to get the name of the owner of the current PHP script.

Sample Solution:

PHP Code:

<?php
// Get and echo the current script owner
echo 'Current script owner: ' . get_current_user() . "\n";
?>

Explanation:

• Get Current Script Owner:
• The get_current_user() function retrieves the username of the owner of the current PHP script. This is typically the user account under which the web server is running.
• Output the Owner's Username:
• The echo statement concatenates the string 'Current script owner: ' with the result of get_current_user().
• It outputs the full message, followed by a newline (\n), displaying the current script owner's username.

Output:

Current script owner: students

Flowchart:

Note: get_current_user - Gets the name of the owner of the current PHP script.

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