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.
דוגמאות
Example#1 filetype() example
<?php
echo filetype('/etc/passwd'); // file
echo filetype('/etc/'); // dir
?>
Notes
Note: התוצאת של פונקציה זאת נשמרת. ראה clearstatcache() לקבלת עוד פרטים.
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.