Changes the current directory on a FTP server

# ftp_chdir

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

ftp_chdir — Changes the current directory on a FTP server

### Description

ftp_chdir(FTP\Connection `$ftp`, string `$directory`): bool

Changes the current directory to the specified one.

### Parameters

`ftp`

  An FTP\Connection instance.

`directory`

  The target directory.

### Return Values

Returns `true` on success or `false` on failure. If changing directory fails, PHP will also throw a warning.

### Changelog

Version | Description
--- | ---
8.1.0 | The `ftp` parameter expects an FTP\Connection instance now; previously, a resource was expected.

### Examples

Example #1 ftp_chdir() example

`<?php
// set up basic connection
$ftp = ftp_connect($ftp_server);
// login with username and password
$login_result = ftp_login($ftp, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass);
// check connection
if ((!$ftp) || (!$login_result)) {
die("FTP connection has failed !");
}
echo "Current directory: " . ftp_pwd($ftp) . "\n";
// try to change the directory to somedir
if (ftp_chdir($ftp, "somedir")) {
echo "Current directory is now: " . ftp_pwd($ftp) . "\n";
} else {
echo "Couldn't change directory\n";
}
// close the connection
ftp_close($ftp);
?>`

### See Also

- ftp_cdup() - Changes to the parent directory
- ftp_pwd() - Returns the current directory name

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