basename
(PHP 4, PHP 5)
basename — Returns filename component of path
Description
string basename
( string $path
[, string $suffix
] )
Given a string containing a path to a file, this function will return the base name of the file.
Parameters
- path
-
A path.
On Windows, both slash (/) and backslash (\) are used as directory separator character. In other environments, it is the forward slash (/).
- suffix
-
If the filename ends in suffix this will also be cut off.
Return Values
Returns the base name of the given path .
ChangeLog
Version | Description |
---|---|
4.1.0 | The suffix parameter was added |
Παραδείγματα
Example#1 basename() example
<?php
$path = "/home/httpd/html/index.php";
$file = basename($path); // $file is set to "index.php"
$file = basename($path, ".php"); // $file is set to "index"
?>