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PHP chdir() Function


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Definition and Usage

The chdir() function changes the current directory to the specified directory.

This function returns TRUE on success and FALSE on failure.

Syntax

chdir(directory)

Parameter Description
directory Required. Specifies the directory to change to


Example

<?php
//Get current directory
echo getcwd();
echo "<br />";
//Change to the images directory
chdir("images");
echo "<br />";
echo getcwd();
?>

The output of the code above could be:

C:\testweb\main
C:\testweb\main\images


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