Gets file type
Syntax
filetype ( string $filename ) : string
Parameters
filenamePath to the file.
Return
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
1
<? $filename = "/etc/passwd"; $return = filetype($filename); echo $return; ?>
file
2
<? $filename = "/etc"; $return = filetype($filename); echo $return; ?>
dir
