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PHP ftp_chmod() Function

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Definition and Usage

The ftp_chmod() function sets permissions on a specified file on the FTP server.

This function returns the new permissions on success and FALSE and a warning on failure.

Syntax

ftp_chmod(ftp_connection,mode,file)

Parameter Description
ftp_connection Required. Specifies the FTP connection to use
mode Required. Specifies the new permissions.

The mode parameter consists of four numbers:

  • The first number is always zero
  • The second number specifies permissions for the owner
  • The third number specifies permissions for the owner's user group
  • The fourth number specifies permissions for everybody else

Possible values (to set multiple permissions, add up the following numbers):

  • 1 = execute permissions
  • 2 = write permissions
  • 4 = read permissions
file Required. Specifies the name of the file to modify

Example

<?php
$conn = ftp_connect("ftp.testftp.com") or die("Could not connect");
ftp_login($conn,"user","pass");

// Read and write for owner, nothing for everybody else
ftp_chmod($conn,"0600","test.txt");

// Read and write for owner, read for everybody else
ftp_chmod($conn,"0644","test.txt");

// Everything for owner, read and execute for everybody else
ftp_chmod($conn,"0755","test.txt");

// Everything for owner, read for owner's group
ftp_chmod($conn,"0740","test.txt");

ftp_close($conn);
?>

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