Hello folks welcome back to a new edition of our tutorial on PHP. In this tutorial guide, we are going to be studying about the PHP is_file() Function.
The PHP is_file() function checks whether the specified file is a regular file.
The PHP is_file() function checks whether the specified file is a regular file.
Syntax
Following below is the syntax to use this function -
bool is_file ( string $filename )
READ: PHP | fwrite() Function
Return Value
This function returns true if the filename exists and is a regular file, otherwise false.
Example1
Try out the below example -
<?php $file = "/PhpProject/php/phptest.txt"; if(is_file($file)) { echo("$file is a regular file"); } else { echo("$file is not a regular file"); } ?>
Output
When the above code is executed, it will produce the following result -
/PhpProject/php/phptest.txt is a regular file
Example2
Try out the below example -
<?php var_dump(is_file("/PhpProject/simple.txt")) . "\n"; var_dump(is_file("/PhpProject/php")) . "\n"; ?>
Output
When the above code is executed, it will produce the following result -
bool(false) bool(false)
Alright guys! This is where we are rounding up for this tutorial post. In our next tutorial guide, we are going to be discussing about the PHP is_link() Function.
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