PHP Reference

Quick Reference

The PHP chown() function changes the owner of the specified file.

<?php
chown('test.txt', 'Johnny')
?>

Output

// changes the owner for the "test.txt" file

Syntax

chown(file, owner)

Parameters

ParameterDescription
fileSpecifies the path to the file to change owner for (required)
ownerSpecifies the new owner (user name or user ID) (required)

PHP Notes:

  • When using PHP, single or double quotation marks are acceptable and work identically to one another; choose whichever you prefer, and stay consistent
  • Arrays count starting from zero NOT one; so item 1 is position [0], item 2 is position [1], and item 3 is position [2] … and so on

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