PHP fstat() Function
Definition
The fstat() function returns information about an open file.
Syntax
PHP fstat() Function has the following syntax.
fstat(file)
Parameter
Parameter | Is Required | Description |
---|---|---|
file | Required. | Open file to check |
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
This function is similar to stat(), except that with this function the file must be open.
Example
<?php/* w w w. j a v a 2 s.c o m*/
$file = fopen("test.txt","r");
print_r(fstat($file));
fclose($file);
?>
The code above generates the following result.