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    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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