(PHP 4 >= 4.0.2, PHP 5)
This function returns a string representing the type of the resource passed to it. If the paramater is not a valid resource, it generates an error.
<?php // prints: mysql link $c = mysql_connect(); echo get_resource_type($c) . "\n"; // prints: file $fp = fopen("foo", "w"); echo get_resource_type($fp) . "\n"; // prints: domxml document $doc = new_xmldoc("1.0"); echo get_resource_type($doc->doc) . "\n"; ?>