chroot

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.5, PHP 5)

chrootChange the root directory

Beskrivelse

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.

Parametre

directory

The path to change the root directory to.

Returnerings Værdier

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Eksempler

Eksempel #1 chroot() example

<?php
chroot
("/path/to/your/chroot/");
echo 
getcwd();
?>

The above example will output:

/

Noter

Note: This function is not implemented on Windows platforms.

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drowningloli at gmail dot com
9 years ago
The chroot() function is also available on SVR4 platforms (not just GNU and BSD.)
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