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(PHP 4, PHP 5)
filetype — Gets file type
$filename
)Returns the type of the given file.
filename
Path to the file.
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.
Example #1 filetype() example
<?php
echo filetype('/etc/passwd'); // file
echo filetype('/etc/'); // dir
?>
Upon failure, an E_WARNING
is emitted.
Note: The results of this function are cached. See clearstatcache() for more details.
As of PHP 5.0.0, this function can also be used with some URL wrappers. Refer to Supported Protocols and Wrappers to determine which wrappers support stat() family of functionality.