# chroot

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.5, PHP 5)

chroot — Change the root directory

### Description

bool chroot ( string `$directory` )

Changes the root directory of the current process to `directory` .

This function is only available if your system supports it and you're using the CLI, CGI or Embed SAPI. Also, this function requires root privileges.

### Parameters

`directory`

  The new directory

### Return Values

Returns `TRUE` on success or `FALSE` on failure.

### Notes

> Note: This function is not implemented on Windows platforms.