filetype
(PHP 3, PHP 4 )
filetype -- Gets file type
Description
string filetype ( string filename)
Returns the type of the file. Possible values are fifo,
char, dir, block, link, file, 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.
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 Appendix J for a listing of
which wrappers support stat() family of functionality.
Example 1. filetype() example
<?php
echo filetype('/etc/passwd'); // file
echo filetype('/etc/'); // dir
?>
See also is_dir(), is_file(), is_link(), file_exists(),
stat(), and mime_content_type().
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