PHP is_file() Function

Definition

The is_file() function checks whether the specified file is a regular file.

Syntax

PHP is_file() Function has the following syntax.

Parameter

Return

This function returns TRUE if it is a file.

Note

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

Example

is_file() returns true if the string parameter is a file.

For example, to check whether it is a file:

<?PHP//ww w. j  a v a 2 s.c o  m
      $filename = 'c:\boot.ini'; // Windows
      $filename = '/etc/passwd'; // Unix

      if (is_file($filename)) {
             print 'is File !';
      } else {
             print 'is not a File!';
      }
      
?>

The code above generates the following result.