WP_Filesystem_SSH2::chown( string $file, string|int $owner, bool $recursive = false )

Change the ownership of a file / folder.


Description Description


Parameters Parameters

$file

(string) (Required) Path to the file.

$owner

(string|int) (Required) A user name or number.

$recursive

(bool) (Optional) If set True changes file owner recursivly. Default False.

Default value: false


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Return Return

(bool) True on success or false on failure.


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Source Source

File: wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ssh2.php

	public function chown( $file, $owner, $recursive = false ) {
		if ( ! $this->exists( $file ) ) {
			return false;
		}
		if ( ! $recursive || ! $this->is_dir( $file ) ) {
			return $this->run_command( sprintf( 'chown %s %s', escapeshellarg( $owner ), escapeshellarg( $file ) ), true );
		}
		return $this->run_command( sprintf( 'chown -R %s %s', escapeshellarg( $owner ), escapeshellarg( $file ) ), true );
	}


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