chown
(PHP 4, PHP 5)
chown — Changes file owner
Description
bool chown
( string $filename
, mixed $user
)
Attempts to change the owner of the file filename to user user . Only the superuser may change the owner of a file.
Parameters
- filename
-
Path to the file.
- user
-
A user name or number.
Return Values
Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
Notes
Note: This function will not work on remote files as the file to be examined must be accessible via the servers filesystem.
Note: When safe mode is enabled, PHP checks whether the files or directories you are about to operate on have the same UID (owner) as the script that is being executed.