lchown
(PHP 5 >= 5.1.3, PHP 7, PHP 8)
lchown — Changes user ownership of symlink
Description
lchown(string $filename, string|int $user): bool
Attempts to change the owner of the symlink filename
to user user
.
Only the superuser may change the owner of a symlink.
Parameters
-
filename
-
Path to the file.
-
user
-
User name or number.
Return Values
Returns true
on success or false
on failure.
Examples
Example #1 Changing the owner of a symbolic link
<?php $target = 'output.php'; $link = 'output.html'; symlink($target, $link); lchown($link, 8); ?>
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: This function is not implemented on Windows platforms.
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https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.lchown.php