PHP: ftp_chmod() function

Last update on August 19 2022 21:51:17 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

Description

The ftp_chmod() function is used to set permissions on a specified remote file via FTP.

Version:

(PHP 5 )

Syntax:

ftp_chmod(ftp_connection, imode, filename)

Parameters:

Name	Description	Required / Optional	Type
ftp_connection	The link identifier of the FTP connection.	Required	Resource
imode	The new permissions, specified as an octal value.	Required	Integer
filename	The remote file name.	Required	String

Return value:

New file permissions on success or FALSE on error.

Value Type: Integer.

Example:

<?php
$ftp_server="192.168.0.2";
$ftp_user_name="abc123";
$ftp_user_pass="abc123";
$file = 'D:/datasoft/test/test.txt';
// set up basic connection
$conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server);
// login with username and password
$login_result = ftp_login($conn_id, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass);
// try to chmod $file to 644
if (ftp_chmod($conn_id, 0755, $file) !== false) {
 echo "$file chmoded successfully to 755\n";
} else {
 echo "could not chmod $file\n";
}
// close the connection
ftp_close($conn_id);
?>

See also

PHP Function Reference

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