PHP chdir Function: Changing the Working Directory
This article explains PHP's chdir function, detailing its syntax, parameters, return values, and provides a practical example demonstrating how to change the current working directory and verify the change using getcwd in a script.
The chdir function changes PHP's current working directory to the specified path.
Signature: bool chdir(string $directory)
Parameter $directory is the new working directory.
It returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
Example:
The example prints the directory before and after calling chdir , showing the change from the original path to public_html .
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