WP_Filesystem_SSH2::chown( string $file, string|int $owner, bool $recursive = false )

Change the ownership of a file / folder.


Parameters

$file

(string) (Required) Path to the file.

$owner

(string|int) (Required) A user name or number.

$recursive

(bool) (Optional) If set True changes file owner recursivly. Default False.

Default value: false


Return

(bool) True on success or false on failure.


Source

File: wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ssh2.php

	public function chown( $file, $owner, $recursive = false ) {
		if ( ! $this->exists($file) )
			return false;
		if ( ! $recursive || ! $this->is_dir($file) )
			return $this->run_command(sprintf('chown %s %s', escapeshellarg($owner), escapeshellarg($file)), true);
		return $this->run_command(sprintf('chown -R %s %s', escapeshellarg($owner), escapeshellarg($file)), true);
	}