chdir

(PHP 3, PHP 4 )

chdir -- Change directory

Description

bool chdir ( string directory)

Changes PHP's current directory to directory. Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure..

Example 1. chdir() example

<?php
    
// current directory
echo getcwd() . "\n";
    
chdir('public_html');
    
// current direcorty
echo getcwd() . "\n";
    
?>

This example will output

/home/vincent
/home/vincent/public_html

See also getcwd().