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

Changes the owner of a file or directory.

Description

Default behavior is to do nothing, override this in your subclass, if desired.

Parameters

$file

(string) (Required) Path to the file or directory.

$owner

(string|int) (Required) A user name or number.

$recursive

(bool) (Optional) If set to true, changes file owner recursively.

Default value: false

Return

(bool) True on success, false on failure.

Source

File: wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-base.php

public function chown( $file, $owner, $recursive = false ) {
		return false;
	}

Changelog

Version Description
2.5.0 Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_filesystem_base/chown