PHP function stat()
Availability in PHP 4.0
Gives information about a file
Parameters
| Parameter | Data type | Default value | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
$filename |
string |
not | Path to the file. |
Return values
array
| Numeric | Associative (since PHP 4.0.6) | Description |
| 0 | dev | device number |
| 1 | ino | inode number* |
| 2 | mode | inode protection mode |
| 3 | nlink | number of links |
| 4 | uid | userid of owner * |
| 5 | gid | groupid of owner * |
| 6 | rdev | device type, if inode device |
| 7 | size | size in bytes |
| 8 | time | time of last access (Unix timestamp) |
| 9 | mtime | time of last modification (Unix timestamp) |
| 10 | ctime | time of last inode change (Unix timestamp) |
| 11 | blksize | blocksize of filesystem IO** |
| 12 | blocks | number of 512-byte blocks allocated ** |
** Only valid on systems supporting the st_blksize type - other systems (e.g. Windows) return -1.
In case of error, stat returns false.