umask()

umask - Changes the current umask

Syntax

int umask (int $mask)

Arguments

• mask - The new umask.

Description

umask() sets PHP's umask to mask & 0777 and returns the old umask. When PHP is being used as a server module, the umask is restored when each request is finished.

Version

PHP 4, 5

Return value

umask() without arguments simply returns the current umask otherwise the old umask is returned.