PHP lstat() Function

In this chapter you will learn:

1. Definition for PHP lstat() Function
2. Syntax for PHP lstat() Function
3. Parameter for PHP lstat() Function
4. Return for PHP lstat() Function
5. Note on PHP stat() Function
6. Example - returns information about a file or symbolic link

Definition

The lstat() function returns information about a file or symbolic link.

Syntax

Parameter

Return

This function returns an array with the following elements:

• [0] or [dev] - Device number
• [1] or [ino] - Inode number
• [2] or [mode] - Inode protection mode
• [3] or [nlink] - Number of links
• [4] or [uid] - User ID of owner
• [5] or [gid] - Group ID of owner
• [6] or [rdev] - Inode device type
• [7] or [size] - Size in bytes
• [8] or [atime] - Last access (as Unix timestamp)
• [9] or [mtime] - Last modified (as Unix timestamp)
• [10] or [ctime] - Last inode change (as Unix timestamp)
• [11] or [blksize] - Blocksize of filesystem IO (if supported)
• [12] or [blocks] - Number of blocks allocated

Note

The result of this function are cached. Use clearstatcache() to clear the cache.

If the file parameter is a symbolic link, the status of the symlink is returned not the status of the file pointed to by the symlink.

Example

<?php
print_r(lstat("test.txt"));
?>

The code above generates the following result.

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What you will learn in the next chapter:

1. Definition for PHP md5_file() Function
2. Syntax for PHP md5_file() Function
3. Parameter for PHP md5_file() Function
4. Return for PHP md5_file() Function
5. Example - Calculate the MD5 hash of the text file "test.txt"
6. Example - Store the MD5 hash of "test.txt" in a file and Test if "test.txt" has been changed

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