# getcwd

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

getcwd — Gets the current working directory

### Description

string getcwd ( void )

Gets the current working directory.

### Return Values

Returns the current working directory on success, or `FALSE` on failure.

On some Unix variants, getcwd() will return `FALSE` if any one of the parent directories does not have the readable or search mode set, even if the current directory does. See chmod() for more information on modes and permissions.

### Examples

Example#1 getcwd() example

`<?php
// current directory
echo getcwd() . "\n";
chdir('cvs');
// current directory
echo getcwd() . "\n";
?>`

The above example will output something similar to:

    /home/didou
    /home/didou/cvs

### See Also

- chdir()
- chmod()