PHP lstat() Function

Get information about a file:

<?php
print_r(lstat("test.txt"));
?>

Definition and Usage

The lstat() function returns information about a file or symbolic link.

Note: The results from this function will differ from server to server. The array may contain the number index, the name index, or both.

Note: The result of this function is cached. Use clearstatcache() to clear the cache.

Tip: This function is similar to stat(), except that if the filename parameter is a symbolic link, the status of the symbolic link is returned.

lstat(filename)

Parameter	Description
filename	Required. Specifies the path to the file or a symbolic link to check

Return Value:	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 It returns an E_WARNING on failure
PHP Version:	4.0+

Return Value:

An array with the following elements:

It returns an E_WARNING on failure

PHP Version:

4.0+