Returns the user ID of the owner of the file, or FALSE in case of
an error. The user ID is returned in numerical format, use
posix_getpwuid() to resolve it to a username.
Notes
Note: The results of this
function are cached. See clearstatcache() for
more details.
Tip
As of PHP 5.0.0, this function
can also be used with some URL wrappers. Refer to
List of Supported Protocols/Wrappers for a listing of which wrappers support
stat() family of functionality.