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is_writable

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

is_writable — Tells whether the filename is writable

Description

bool is_writable ( string $filename )

Returns TRUE if the filename exists and is writable. The filename argument may be a directory name allowing you to check if a directory is writable.

Keep in mind that PHP may be accessing the file as the user id that the web server runs as (often 'nobody'). Safe mode limitations are not taken into account.

Parameters

filename

The filename being checked.

Return values

Returns TRUE if the filename exists and is writable.

Examples

Example#1 is_writable() example

<?php
$filename 
'test.txt';
if (
is_writable($filename)) {
    echo 
'The file is writable';
} else {
    echo 
'The file is not writable';
}
?>

Notes

Note: Tämän funktion tulokset tallennetaan välimuistiin. Katso tarkemmat tiedot clearstatcache() sivulta.

Tip

PHP 5.0.0 versiosta lähtien tämä funktio tukee myös joitakin URL tyyppejä. Katso myös List of Supported Protocols/Wrappers.