(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
filetype — Gets file type
filenamePath to the file.
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.
Upon failure, an E_WARNING is emitted.
Example #1 filetype() example
<?php
echo filetype('/etc/passwd');
echo "\n";
echo filetype('/etc/');
?>The above example will output:
file dir
Note: The results of this function are cached. See clearstatcache() for more details.
As of PHP 5.0.0, this function can also be used with some URL wrappers. Refer to Supported Protocols and Wrappers to determine which wrappers support stat() family of functionality.