(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
posix_mkfifo — Create a fifo special file (a named pipe)
$filename
, int $permissions
): bool
posix_mkfifo() creates a special
FIFO
file which exists in the file system and acts as
a bidirectional communication endpoint for processes.
filename
Path to the FIFO
file.
permissions
The second parameter permissions
has to be given in
octal notation (e.g. 0644). The permission of the newly created
FIFO
also depends on the setting of the current
umask(). The permissions of the created file are
(mode & ~umask).
Returns true
on success or false
on failure.