pathinfo
(PHP 4 >= 4.0.3, PHP 5, PHP 7)
pathinfo — Returns information about a file path
Description
$path
[, int $options = PATHINFO_DIRNAME | PATHINFO_BASENAME | PATHINFO_EXTENSION | PATHINFO_FILENAME
] ) : mixed
pathinfo() returns information about
path: either an associative array or a string,
depending on options.
Note:
For information on retrieving the current path info, read the section on predefined reserved variables.
pathinfo() is locale aware, so for it to parse a path containing multibyte characters correctly, the matching locale must be set using the setlocale() function.
Parameters
-
path -
The path to be parsed.
-
options -
If present, specifies a specific element to be returned; one of
PATHINFO_DIRNAME,PATHINFO_BASENAME,PATHINFO_EXTENSIONorPATHINFO_FILENAME.If
optionsis not specified, returns all available elements.
Return Values
If the options parameter is not passed, an
associative array containing the following elements is
returned:
dirname, basename,
extension (if any), and filename.
Note:
If the
pathhas more than one extension,PATHINFO_EXTENSIONreturns only the last one andPATHINFO_FILENAMEonly strips the last one. (see first example below).
Note:
If the
pathdoes not have an extension, no extension element will be returned (see second example below).
Note:
If the basename of the
pathstarts with a dot, the following characters are interpreted as extension, and the filename is empty (see third example below).
If options is present, returns a
string containing the requested element.
Examples
Example #1 pathinfo() Example
<?php
$path_parts = pathinfo('/www/htdocs/inc/lib.inc.php');
echo $path_parts['dirname'], "\n";
echo $path_parts['basename'], "\n";
echo $path_parts['extension'], "\n";
echo $path_parts['filename'], "\n"; // since PHP 5.2.0
?>
The above example will output:
/www/htdocs/inc lib.inc.php php lib.inc
Example #2 pathinfo() example showing difference between null and no extension
<?php
$path_parts = pathinfo('/path/emptyextension.');
var_dump($path_parts['extension']);
$path_parts = pathinfo('/path/noextension');
var_dump($path_parts['extension']);
?>
The above example will output something similar to:
string(0) "" Notice: Undefined index: extension in test.php on line 6 NULL
Example #3 pathinfo() example for a dot-file
<?php
print_r(pathinfo('/some/path/.test'));
?>
The above example will output something similar to:
Array
(
[dirname] => /some/path
[basename] => .test
[extension] => test
[filename] =>
)
See Also
- dirname() - Returns a parent directory's path
- basename() - Returns trailing name component of path
- parse_url() - Parse a URL and return its components
- realpath() - Returns canonicalized absolute pathname
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Document created the 30/01/2003, last modified the 26/10/2018
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