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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
+<!-- $Revision: 1.1 $ -->
+  <refentry id="function.ftp-chmod">
+   <refnamediv>
+    <refname>ftp_chmod</refname>
+    <refpurpose>Set permissions on a file via FTP</refpurpose>
+   </refnamediv>
+   <refsect1>
+    <title>Description</title>
+     <methodsynopsis>
+      <type>string</type><methodname>ftp_chmod</methodname>
+      <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>ftp_stream</parameter></methodparam>
+      <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>mode</parameter></methodparam>
+      <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>filename</parameter></methodparam>
+     </methodsynopsis>
+    <para> 
+     Sets the permissions on the remote file specified by
+     <parameter>filename</parameter> to <parameter>mode</parameter> 
+     given as an <emphasis>octal</emphasis> value.
+    </para>
+    <para>
+     Returns the new file permissions on success or &false; on error.
+    </para>
+    <para>
+     See Also:
+     <function>chmod</function>
+    </para>
+   </refsect1>
+  </refentry>
+
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