How can a PHP developer regain ownership of files created by the Apache user on a server without root access?

When files are created by the Apache user on a server, a PHP developer without root access may not have permission to modify or delete those files. To regain ownership of these files, the PHP developer can use the chown function in PHP to change the ownership of the files to their own user. This will allow them to have full control over the files and make any necessary modifications. 

<?php
$file_path = 'path/to/file.txt';

// Change ownership of the file to the PHP developer's user
$user = posix_getpwuid(posix_geteuid());
$user_name = $user['name'];
chown($file_path, $user_name);
?>

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PHP Apache user file ownership server root access

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