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      Filesystem
      PHP Manual

      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.

      Examples

      Example #1 filetype() example

      <?php

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

      ?>

      Notes

      Note: The results of this function are cached. See clearstatcache() for more details.

      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.

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