lchgrp

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.3, PHP 7, PHP 8)

lchgrp — Changes group ownership of symlink

Description

lchgrp(string $filename, string|int $group): bool

Attempts to change the group of the symlink filename to group.

Only the superuser may change the group of a symlink arbitrarily; other users may change the group of a symlink to any group of which that user is a member.

Parameters

filename: Path to the symlink.
group: The group specified by name or number.

Return Values

Returns true on success or false on failure.

Examples

Example #1 Changing the group of a symbolic link

<?php
$target = 'output.php';
$link = 'output.html';
symlink($target, $link);

lchgrp($link, 8);
?>

Notes

Note: This function will not work on remote files as the file to be examined must be accessible via the server's filesystem.

Note: This function is not implemented on Windows platforms.