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filetype

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

filetype — Gets file type

Description

string filetype ( string $filename )

Returns the type of the given file.

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.

Παραδείγματα

Example#1 filetype() example

<?php

echo filetype('/etc/passwd');  // file
echo filetype('/etc/');        // dir

?>

Notes

Note: Τα αποτελέσματα αυτής της συνάρτησης έχουν γίνει cache. Δείτε την clearstatcache() για περισσότερες πληροφορίες.

Tip

As of PHP 5.0.0 this function can also be used with some URL wrappers. Refer to List of Supported Protocols/Wrappers for a listing of which wrappers support stat() family of functionality.