WP_Filesystem_Direct::chown( string $file, mixed $owner, bool $recursive = false )

Changes file owner


Parameters

$file

(Required) Path to the file.

$owner

(Required) A user name or number.

$recursive

(Optional) If set True changes file owner recursively.

Default value: false


Return

(bool) Returns true on success or false on failure.


Source

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

	public function chown($file, $owner, $recursive = false) {
		if ( ! $this->exists($file) )
			return false;
		if ( ! $recursive )
			return @chown($file, $owner);
		if ( ! $this->is_dir($file) )
			return @chown($file, $owner);
		// Is a directory, and we want recursive
		$filelist = $this->dirlist($file);
		foreach ($filelist as $filename) {
			$this->chown($file . '/' . $filename, $owner, $recursive);
		}
		return true;
	}