filetype
Function • Params and return types changed in PHP 8.0
Gets file type.
filetype Function synopsis
filetype(string $filename): string|falseParameters
$filename
Typestring
Path to the file.
Return value
Typestring|false
Returns the type of the file. Possible values are fifo, char, dir, block, link, file, socket and unknown.
Returns false if an error occurs. filetype will also
produce an E_NOTICE message if the stat call fails
or if the file type is unknown.
Changes to the filetype Function
PHP 8.0
- Return type added:
string|false - Parameter type added for parameter #1 (
$filename):string
- filetype($filename)
+ filetype(string $filename): string|falsefiletype Function Availability
filetype Function Availability| PHP Version | Availability |
|---|---|
| PHP 8.6Upcoming Release | Yes |
| PHP 8.5Supported (Latest) | Yes |
| PHP 8.4Supported | Yes |
| PHP 8.3Security-Fixes Only | Yes |
| PHP 8.2Security-Fixes Only | Yes |
| PHP 8.1Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 8.0Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 7.4Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 7.3Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 7.2Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 7.1Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 7.0Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 5.6Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 5.5Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 5.4Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 5.3Unsupported | Yes |