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 L for a listing of which wrappers support
stat() family of functionality.
Example 1. filetype() example |
<?php
echo filetype('/etc/passwd'); echo filetype('/etc/'); ?>
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See also is_dir(), is_file(),
is_link(), file_exists(),
stat(), and mime_content_type().
