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# chdir

(PHP 3, PHP 4 , PHP 5)

chdir -- Change directory

## Description

bool chdir ( string directory)

Changes PHP's current directory to directory. Returns `TRUE` on success or `FALSE` on failure.

Example 1. chdir() example

`<?php // current directory echo getcwd() . "\n"; chdir('public_html'); // current directory echo getcwd() . "\n"; ?>`

This example will output:

    /home/vincent
    /home/vincent/public_html

> Note: When safe mode is enabled, PHP checks whether the directory in which you are about to operate has the same UID (owner) as the script that is being executed.

See also getcwd().

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