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<refentry xml:id="function.chown" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>chown</refname>
  <refpurpose>Changes file owner</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 
 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>bool</type><methodname>chown</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>filename</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type class="union"><type>string</type><type>int</type></type><parameter>user</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   Attempts to change the owner of the file <parameter>filename</parameter>
   to user <parameter>user</parameter>. Only the superuser may change the
   owner of a file.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <para>
   <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>filename</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       Path to the file.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>user</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       A user name or number.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   &return.success;
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="examples">
  &reftitle.examples;
  <para>
   <example>
    <title>Simple <function>chown</function> usage</title>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php

// File name and username to use
$file_name= "foo.php";
$path = "/home/sites/php.net/public_html/sandbox/" . $file_name ;
$user_name = "root";

// Set the user
chown($path, $user_name);

// Check the result
$stat = stat($path);
print_r(posix_getpwuid($stat['uid']));

?>
]]>
    </programlisting>
    &example.outputs.similar;
    <screen>
<![CDATA[
Array
(
    [name] => root
    [passwd] => x
    [uid] => 0
    [gid] => 0
    [gecos] => root
    [dir] => /root
    [shell] => /bin/bash
)
]]>
    </screen>
   </example>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="notes">
  &reftitle.notes;
  &note.no-remote;
  <note>
   <simpara>
    On Windows, this function fails silently when applied on a regular file.
   </simpara>
  </note>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
    <member><function>chmod</function></member>
    <member><function>chgrp</function></member>
   </simplelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

</refentry>
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