chdir

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)

Change directory

bool chdir ( string $directory )

Changes PHP's current directory to directory.

Parameters:

directory

The new current directory

Returns:

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Exception:

Throws an error of level E_WARNING on failure.

Notes:

When safe mode is enabled, PHP checks whether the directory in which the script is operating has the same UID (owner) as the script that is being executed.

Examples:

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