chroot
chroot
(PHP 4 >= 4.0.5, PHP 5, PHP 7)
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.
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