# PharFileInfo->chmod

(PECL phar:1.0.0-1.2.1)

PharFileInfo->chmod — Sets file-specific permission bits

### Description

void PharFileInfo->chmod ( int `$permissions` )

PharFileInfo->chmod() allows setting of the executable file permissions bit, as well as read-only bits. Writeable bits are ignored, and set at runtime based on the phar.readonly INI variable.

### Parameters

`permissions`

  permissions (see chmod())

### Examples

Example#1 A PharFileInfo->chmod() example

`<?php
// make sure it doesn't exist
@unlink('brandnewphar.phar');
try {
$p = new Phar(dirname(__FILE__) . '/brandnewphar.phar', 0, 'brandnewphar.phar');
$p['file.sh'] = '#!/usr/local/lib/php
<?php echo "hi"; ?>';
// set executable bit
$p['file.sh']->chmod(0555);
var_dump($p['file.sh']->isExecutable());
} catch (Exception $e) {
echo 'Could not create/modify phar: ', $e;
}
?>`

The above example will output:

    bool(true)