PHP » I/O » is_file()
- Syntax:
- bool is_file(string filename)
- filename
- A filename.
Checks whether a path points to a file.
The is_file() function returns TRUE if a specified path is a file, and FALSE otherwise.
Examples
Code:
<?php
if (is_file("log.txt")) {
print "log.txt is a file<br>";
} else {
print "log.txt is not a file<br>";
}
if (is_file("backup")) {
print "backup is a file";
} else {
print "backup is not a file";
}
?> Output:
log.txt is a file
backup is not a file Explanation:
"backup" is a directory and "log.txt" is a file in the current directory.
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