# posix_getpgid

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

posix_getpgid — Get process group id for job control

### Description

int posix_getpgid ( int `$pid` )

Returns the process group identifier of the process `pid` .

### Parameters

`pid`

  The process id.

### Return Values

Returns the identifier, as an integer.

### Examples

Example#1 Example use of posix_getpgid()

`<?php
$pid = posix_getppid();
echo posix_getpgid($pid); //35
?>`

### Notes

> Note: This is a not POSIX function, but is common on BSD and System V systems. If the system does not support this function, then it will not be included at compile time. This may be checked with function_exists().

### See Also

- posix_getppid()
- man page SETPGID(2)