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chroot - Change the root directory
SYNOPSIS
bool chroot (string $directory)
DESCRIPTION
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
o $directory
- The path to change the root directory to.
RETURN VALUES
Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
EXAMPLES
Example #1
chroot(3) 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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