php man page for filetype

FILETYPE(3)								 1							       FILETYPE(3)

filetype - Gets file type

SYNOPSIS
       string filetype (string	$filename)

DESCRIPTION
	Returns the type of the given file.

PARAMETERS
	      o $filename
		- Path to the file.

RETURN VALUES
	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(3) will also produce an E_NOTICE message if the stat call fails or if the file type is unknown.

EXAMPLES
       Example #1

	      filetype(3) example

	      <?php

	      echo filetype('/etc/passwd');  // file
	      echo filetype('/etc/');	     // dir

	      ?>

ERRORS
/EXCEPTIONS
	Upon failure, an E_WARNING is emitted.

NOTES
       Note

	      The results of this function are cached. See clearstatcache(3) for more details.

       Tip

	      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(3) family of functionality.

SEE ALSO
       is_dir(3), is_file(3), is_link(3), file_exists(3), mime_content_type(3), pathinfo(3), stat(3).

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