filetype

Definition and usage

filetype() function returns the type of the specified file or directory.

If successful, 7 possible values ​​are returned. If it fails, return false.

Possible values:

• fifo
• char
• dir
• Block
• link
• file
• unknown

Example

Example 1

 <?php
echo filetype ( "test.txt" ) ;
?>

Output:

 file

Example 2

 <?php
echo filetype ( "images" ) ;
?>

Output:

 dir

grammar

 filetype ( filename )