chroot
(PHP 4 >= 4.0.5, PHP 5)
chroot — Change the root directory
Description
bool chroot
( string
$directory
)
Changes the root directory of the current process to
directory, and changes the current
working directory to "/".
This function is only available to GNU and BSD systems, and only when using the CLI, CGI or Embed SAPI. Also, this function requires root privileges.
Parameters
-
directory -
The path to change the root directory to.
Return Values
Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
Examples
Example #1 chroot() example
<?php
chroot("/path/to/your/chroot/");
echo getcwd();
?>
The above example will output:
/
Notes
Note: This function is not implemented on Windows platforms.
Коментарии
The chroot() function is also available on SVR4 platforms (not just GNU and BSD.)