stat
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PECL maxdb:7.5.00.24-7.6.00.38)
stat — Gives information about a file
Description
array stat
( string $filename
)
lstat() is identical to stat()
except it would instead be based off the symlinks status.
Parameters
-
filename
-
Path to the file.
Return Values
stat() and fstat() result
format
Numeric |
Associative (since PHP 4.0.6) |
Description |
0 |
dev |
device number |
1 |
ino |
inode number |
2 |
mode |
inode protection mode |
3 |
nlink |
number of links |
4 |
uid |
userid of owner |
5 |
gid |
groupid of owner |
6 |
rdev |
device type, if inode device |
7 |
size |
size in bytes |
8 |
atime |
time of last access (Unix timestamp) |
9 |
mtime |
time of last modification (Unix timestamp) |
10 |
ctime |
time of last inode change (Unix timestamp) |
11 |
blksize |
blocksize of filesystem IO * |
12 |
blocks |
number of blocks allocated * |
* Only valid on systems supporting the st_blksize type - other
systems (e.g. Windows) return -1.
In case of error, stat() returns FALSE.
Errors/Exceptions
Upon failure, an E_WARNING is emitted.
Notes
Note: The results of this
function are cached. See clearstatcache() for
more details.
TipAs of PHP 5.0.0, this function
can also be used with some URL wrappers. Refer to
List of Supported Protocols/Wrappers for a listing of which wrappers support
stat() family of functionality.