PHP stat() Function

Definition

The stat() function returns information about a file.

Syntax

PHP stat() Function has the following 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.

Example

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$stat = stat('test.txt');
echo 'Acces time: ' .$stat['atime'];
echo '\nModification time: ' .$stat['mtime'];
echo '\nDevice number: ' .$stat['dev'];
?>