WP_Filesystem_Direct::chmod() WordPress Method

The WP_Filesystem_Direct::chmod() function is used to change the permissions of a file or directory. The first parameter is the path to the file or directory, and the second parameter is the octal value for the desired permissions.

WP_Filesystem_Direct::chmod( string $file, int|false $mode = false, bool $recursive = false ) #

Changes filesystem permissions.


Parameters

$file

(string)(Required)Path to the file.

$mode

(int|false)(Optional) The permissions as octal number, usually 0644 for files, 0755 for directories.

Default value: false

$recursive

(bool)(Optional) If set to true, changes file permissions recursively.

Default value: false


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Return

(bool) True on success, false on failure.


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Source

File: wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php

	public function chmod( $file, $mode = false, $recursive = false ) {
		if ( ! $mode ) {
			if ( $this->is_file( $file ) ) {
				$mode = FS_CHMOD_FILE;
			} elseif ( $this->is_dir( $file ) ) {
				$mode = FS_CHMOD_DIR;
			} else {
				return false;
			}
		}

		if ( ! $recursive || ! $this->is_dir( $file ) ) {
			return chmod( $file, $mode );
		}

		// Is a directory, and we want recursive.
		$file     = trailingslashit( $file );
		$filelist = $this->dirlist( $file );

		foreach ( (array) $filelist as $filename => $filemeta ) {
			$this->chmod( $file . $filename, $mode, $recursive );
		}

		return true;
	}


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Changelog

Changelog
VersionDescription
2.5.0Introduced.

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