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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.

## Parameters

directory

  The new current directory

## Return Values

Returns `TRUE` on success or `FALSE` on failure.

## Examples

Example 1. chdir() example

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

The above example will output something similar to:

    /home/vincent
    /home/vincent/public_html

## Notes

> 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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