(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
Gets file type
string filetype ( string $filename )
Returns the type of the given file.
Parameters:
filename
Path to the file.
Returns:
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.
Exception:
Upon failure, an E_WARNING is emitted.
Notes:
The results of this function are cached. See clearstatcache() for more details.
Examples:
filetype() example
<?php
echo filetype('/etc/passwd'); // file
echo filetype('/etc/'); // dir
?>
See also:
is_dir() -
stat() -
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