PHP chmod function

The PHP chmod function changes the mode of a file, but what does this mean? It means that we will be modifying the permissions of that file or directory.

Description / Descripción

chmod(string $filename, int $mode): bool

Parameters

$filename – Path of the file (file or directory).

$mode – The permissions should be in octal format, so you need to prefix them with a 0. If you want to learn more about permissions, you can refer to the following link for information of chmod on Linux: https://blastcoding.com/comandos-basicos-de-linux/#chmod

The chmod() function in PHP will also change permissions on Windows.

In essence, the digits following the 0 represent the following:

1st digit – Owner (yourself or the file owner)
2nd digit – Group (groups of other users to whom you give permission)
3rd digit – World (anyone with access)

#	Permission
7	read, write and execute
6	read and write
5	read and execute
4	read only
3	write and execute
2	write only
1	execute only
0	none

Returns

In case of success, returns true,and false in case of error.

The next one is the simplest example of chmod:

Ejemplo de chmod

if (chmod('/path/to/myfile.txt', 0644)) {
    echo "File permissions changed successfully.";
} else {
    echo "Failed to change file permissions.";
}

What you can do as an exercise is to create a function that changes the file permissions according to write, read, execute, and others. Keep in mind that there are 3 digits (owner, group, and world).

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