ftok
(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5, PHP 7)
ftok — Convert a pathname and a project identifier to a System V IPC key
Description
ftok ( string $pathname , string $proj ) : int
The function converts the pathname of an existing accessible file and a project identifier into an integer for use with for example shmop_open() and other System V IPC keys.
Parameters
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pathname -
Path to an accessible file.
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proj -
Project identifier. This must be a one character string.
Return Values
On success the return value will be the created key value, otherwise -1 is returned.
See Also
- shmop_open() - Create or open shared memory block
- sem_get() - Get a semaphore id
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https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.ftok.php