Summery Summery
Changes filesystem permissions.
Syntax Syntax
Parameters Parameters
- $file
- 
					(Required) Path to the file. 
- $mode
- 
					(Optional) The permissions as octal number, usually 0644 for files, 0755 for directories. Default value: false 
- $recursive
- 
					(Optional) If set to true, changes file permissions recursively. Default value: false 
Return Return
(bool) True on success, false on failure.
Source Source
File: wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ftpext.php
	 * @param string    $file      Path to the file.
	 * @param int|false $mode      Optional. The permissions as octal number, usually 0644 for files,
	 *                             0755 for directories. Default false.
	 * @param bool      $recursive Optional. If set to true, changes file permissions recursively.
	 *                             Default false.
	 * @return bool True on success, false on failure.
	 */
	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;
			}
		}
		// chmod any sub-objects if recursive.
		if ( $recursive && $this->is_dir( $file ) ) {
			$filelist = $this->dirlist( $file );
			foreach ( (array) $filelist as $filename => $filemeta ) {
				$this->chmod( $file . '/' . $filename, $mode, $recursive );
			}
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Changelog Changelog
| Version | Description | 
|---|---|
| 2.5.0 | Introduced. | 
