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lchown

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

lchown — Changes user ownership of symlink

Description

function lchown(string $filename, string|int $user): bool

Attempts to change the owner of the symlink filename to user user.

Only the superuser may change the owner of a symlink.

Parameters

filename: Path to the file.
user: User name or number.

Return Values

Returns true on success or false on failure.

Examples

Example #1 Changing the owner of a symbolic link

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

lchown($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.

See Also

chown() - Changes file owner
lchgrp() - Changes group ownership of symlink
chgrp() - Changes file group
chmod() - Changes file mode

lchgrp	link

Filesystem Functions	Last updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026