DIRNAME
Returns a parent directory's path
SYNTAX
dirname ( string $path [, int $levels = 1 ] ) : string
PARAMETERS
path
A path.
On Windows, both slash (/) and backslash (\) are used as directory separator character. In other environments, it is the forward slash (/).
levels
The number of parent directories to go up.
This must be an integer greater than 0.
RETURN
Returns the path of a parent directory. If there are no slashes in path, a dot ('.') is returned, indicating the current directory. Otherwise, the returned string is path with any trailing /component removed.
EXAMPLES
PATH
/etc
/etc
/etc
/
.
.
LEVELS
/usr/local
/usr