pathinfo()
21st January 2021
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Programming Language
PHP [Versions: 4 >= 4.0.3, 5, 7, 8]
Syntax
Typical Usage
Returns information about a file path.
Accepted Parameters
- path (string) (Required): The path to be parsed.
- flags (integer) (Optional) (Default = PATHINFO_ALL): Specifies a specific element to be returned. Flags may include any one of the following parameters:
- PATHINFO_DIRNAME
- PATHINFO_BASENAME
- PATHINFO_EXTENSION
- PATHINFO_FILENAME.
Return Value(s)
If the flags parameter is not passed, an associative array containing the following elements is returned: dirname, basename, extension (if any), and filename. Otherwise, returns a string of the request flag.Notes
If the basename of the path starts with a period the filename will be empty.
Examples of pathinfo()
Example 1: Get a File’s Extension in PHP
<?php
$file = '/images/myfile.png';
$ext = pathinfo($file, PATHINFO_EXTENSION);
print_r($ext);The above will print “png”.
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