WP_Filesystem_Direct::owner( string $file )

Gets the file owner.

Parameters

$file

(string) (Required) Path to the file.

Return

(string|false) Username of the owner on success, false on failure.

Source

File: wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php

public function owner( $file ) {
		$owneruid = @fileowner( $file );

		if ( ! $owneruid ) {
			return false;
		}

		if ( ! function_exists( 'posix_getpwuid' ) ) {
			return $owneruid;
		}

		$ownerarray = posix_getpwuid( $owneruid );

		if ( ! $ownerarray ) {
			return false;
		}

		return $ownerarray['name'];
	}

Changelog

Version Description
2.5.0 Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_direct/owner