filetype
(PHP 4, PHP 5)
filetype — Gets file type
Description
string filetype
( string $filename
)
Parameters
-
filename
-
Path to the file.
Return Values
Returns the type of the file. Possible values are fifo, char,
dir, block, link, file, socket and unknown.
Returns FALSE if an error occurs. filetype() will also
produce an E_NOTICE message if the stat call fails
or if the file type is unknown.
Examples
Example #1 filetype() example
<?php
echo filetype('/etc/passwd'); echo filetype('/etc/'); ?>
Notes
Note: The results of this
function are cached. See clearstatcache() for
more details.
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