Quick Reference
The PHP umask() function changes the file permissions for files.
<?php
$file = 'test.txt';
echo (umask($file));
?>
Output
// sets PHP's umask to mask & 0777 and returns the old umask
Syntax
umask(mask)
Parameters
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
mask | Specifies the new permissions; the mask parameter consists of four numbers (default is 0777):
Possible values (to set multiple permissions, add up the following numbers):
|
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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