chown
Function • Params and return types changed in PHP 8.0
Changes file owner.
chown Function synopsis
chown(string $filename, string|int $user): boolParameters
$filename
Typestring
Path to the file.
$user
Typestring|int
A user name or number.
Return value
Typebool
Returns true on success, false on failure
Changes to the chown Function
PHP 8.0
- Return type added:
bool - Parameter type added for parameter #1 (
$filename):string - Parameter type added for parameter #2 (
$user):string|int
- chown($filename, $user)
+ chown(string $filename, string|int $user): boolchown Function Availability
chown Function Availability| PHP Version | Availability |
|---|---|
| PHP 8.6Upcoming Release | Yes |
| PHP 8.5Supported (Latest) | Yes |
| PHP 8.4Supported | Yes |
| PHP 8.3Security-Fixes Only | Yes |
| PHP 8.2Security-Fixes Only | Yes |
| PHP 8.1Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 8.0Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 7.4Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 7.3Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 7.2Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 7.1Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 7.0Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 5.6Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 5.5Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 5.4Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 5.3Unsupported | Yes |