php - chdir

Change directory

Description

bool chdir ( string $directory )
Changes PHP's current directory to directory.

Parameters

directory

The new current directory

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Examples

Example 494. 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