PHP Manual
FTP Functions
Set permissions on a file via FTP

ftp_chmod

(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

ftp_chmod — Set permissions on a file via FTP

Description

ftp_chmod(FTP\Connection $ftp, int $permissions, string $filename): int|false

Sets the permissions on the specified remote file to permissions.

Parameters

ftp: An FTP\Connection instance.
permissions: The new permissions, given as an octal value.
filename: The remote file.

Return Values

Returns the new file permissions on success or false on error.

Changelog

Version	Description
8.1.0	The `ftp` parameter expects an FTP\Connection instance now; previously, a resource was expected.

Examples

Example #1 ftp_chmod() example

<?php
$file = 'public_html/index.php';

// set up basic connection
$ftp = ftp_connect($ftp_server);

// login with username and password
$login_result = ftp_login($ftp, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass);

// try to chmod $file to 644
if (ftp_chmod($ftp, 0644, $file) !== false) {
echo "$file chmoded successfully to 644\n";
} else {
echo "could not chmod $file\n";
}

// close the connection
ftp_close($ftp);
?>