PHP basename() Function

Example

Return filename from the specified path:

<?php
$path = "/testweb/home.php";

//Show filename
echo basename($path) ."<br/>";

//Show filename, but cut off file extension for ".php" files
echo basename($path,".php");
?>

The output of the code above will be:

home.php
home

Definition and Usage

The basename() function returns the filename from a path.

Syntax

basename(path, suffix)

Parameter Values

Parameter	Description
path	Required. Specifies a file path
suffix	Optional. A file extension. If the filename has this file extension, the file extension will be cut off

Technical Details

Return Value:	The filename of the specified path
PHP Version:	4.0+

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