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

Changes the owner of a file or directory.


Parameters

$file

(Required) Path to the file or directory.

$owner

(Required) A user name or number.

$recursive

(Optional) If set to true, changes file owner recursively.<br>

Default value: false


Return

(bool) True on success, 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);
	}


Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
2.7.0 Introduced.