Php lchgrp

PHP function lchgrp

This function changes to a new group ownership of symbolic link.

Syntax lchgrp

• link is a symbolic link created by symlink() function.
• group is a group id or name.

lchgrp(link, group);

Return

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Example 1

<?php 
 $link ='marks.html'; // is the symbolic link
 lcgroup($link,88);
?>

Example 2

create symbolic link

<?php 
  $target ='glob.php';
  $link = 'glob3i.html';
// create symbolic link
  symlink($target, $link);

// get symbolic information
  $lstat = lstat($link);

// display information
  print_r(array_slice($lstat, 13));

?>

use lchgrp function to change symblic link group id

<?php 
  $link = 'glob3i.html';
  lchgrp($link,1003); // change to 1003
  $lstat = lstat($link);
  print_r(array_slice($lstat, 13));  

?>

Output

Array
(
    [dev] => 2049
    [ino] => 213212
    [mode] => 41471
    [nlink] => 1
    [uid] => 0
    [gid] => 1003
    [rdev] => 0
    [size] => 8
    [atime] => 1339363406
    [mtime] => 1339363323
    [ctime] => 1339363406
    [blksize] => 4096
    [blocks] => 0
)

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