lchown
PHP function
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(PHP 5 >= 5.1.3, PHP 7, PHP 8)
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
filenamePath to the file.
userUser name or number.
Return Values
Success
Examples
Changing the owner of a symbolic link
php
<?php
$target = 'output.php';
$link = 'output.html';
symlink($target, $link);
lchown($link, 8);
?>