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chdir

(PHP 3, PHP 4, PHP 5)

chdir -- Change directory

Description

bool chdir ( string directory )

Changes PHP's current directory to directory.

Parameters

directory: The new current directory

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Examples

Example 1. chdir() example
<?php // current directory echo getcwd() . "\n"; chdir('public_html'); // current directory echo getcwd() . "\n"; ?>
The above example will output something similar to:
/home/vincent /home/vincent/public_html

Notes

Note: When safe mode is enabled, PHP checks whether the directory in which you are about to operate has the same UID (owner) as the script that is being executed.