WP_Filesystem_SSH2::owner() WordPress Method

The WP_Filesystem_SSH2::owner() method can be used to get the owner of a file or directory. This is useful for doing things like chmodding a file, since you need to know the owner in order to change the permissions.

WP_Filesystem_SSH2::owner( string $file ) #

Gets the file owner.


Parameters

$file

(string)(Required)Path to the file.


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Return

(string|false) Username of the owner on success, false on failure.


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Source

File: wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ssh2.php

	public function owner( $file ) {
		$owneruid = @fileowner( $this->sftp_path( $file ) );

		if ( ! $owneruid ) {
			return false;
		}

		if ( ! function_exists( 'posix_getpwuid' ) ) {
			return $owneruid;
		}

		$ownerarray = posix_getpwuid( $owneruid );

		if ( ! $ownerarray ) {
			return false;
		}

		return $ownerarray['name'];
	}


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Changelog

Changelog
VersionDescription
2.7.0Introduced.

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