chown
PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8
chown - Changes file owner
Manual
chown(
string$filename,
string|int$user ): bool
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 server's filesystem.
Note:
On Windows, this function fails silently when applied on a regular file.