change directory from string

Question

Here is the problem. I have a bash script which getting the path from php script. But it can't change directory to returning path;

function go_to_path
{
  path=$(php myscript)
  echo $path; # is totally okay, printing expected value 
  cd $path; # err -> no such file or directory. Directory is obviously exists
}

that stuff does not work too

eval cd $path
echo $(cd $path)
cd "$path"

I am running bash via cygwin on windows

Answer 1

This worked fine for me:

function go_to_path
{
    path="/home/arnon/scripts"
    echo $path
    cd $path
}
ls
go_to_path
ls

It won't work if 'path' contains '~' (for instance on this example: path="~/scripts") cause that's a shell interpreted character, and not really part of the directory's name.

It also won't work if 'path' is relative to a directory that is not the directory you're running this script from. (In other words if 'php myscript' is returning a relative path make sure the relativity applies to the location your bash script is run from).