PHP Tutorial - PHP chgrp() Function

Definition

The chgrp() function changes the usergroup of the specified file.

Syntax

PHP chgrp() Function has the following syntax.

chgrp(file,group)

Parameter

Parameter	Is Required	Description
file	Required.	File to check
group	Required.	New group. Can be a group name or a group ID

Return

Returns TRUE on success and FALSE on failure.

Example


<?php//from ww  w .j  a  va  2  s  .c om
chgrp("test.txt","admin");

$filename = 'my_file.txt';

printf(filegroup($filename));
chgrp($filename, 8);
print "\n";
clearstatcache(); // do not cache filegroup() results
printf(filegroup($filename));
?>