chown
(PHP 4, PHP 5)
chown — Changes file owner
Description
bool chown
(
string $filename
,
mixed $user
)
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 server's filesystem.
Note: When safe mode is enabled, PHP checks whether
the files or directories being operated upon have the same UID (owner) as the
script that is being executed.