finfo_file

FunctionParams changed in PHP 8.1

Return information about a file.

PHP 5
PHP 7
PHP 8.0
Improved
PHP 8.1
Improved
PHP 8.2-8.3
PHP 8.4
PHP 8.5
PHP 8.6

finfo_file Function synopsis

finfo_file(
    finfo $finfo,
    string $filename,
    int $flags = FILEINFO_NONE,
    $context = null
  ): string|false

Parameters

$finfo

Typefinfo

$filename

Typestring

$flags

OptionalTypeintDefault valueFILEINFO_NONE

$context

OptionalDefault valuenull

Return value

Typestring|false

Changes to the finfo_file Function

PHP 8.1

  • Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($finfo): finfo
  finfo_file(
-     $finfo,
+     finfo $finfo,
      string $filename,
      int $flags = FILEINFO_NONE,
      $context = null
    ): string|false

PHP 8.0

  • Return type added: string|false
  • Parameter type added for parameter #2 ($filename): string
  • Parameter name of parameter #3 changed: $options to $flags
  • Parameter type added for parameter #3 ($flags): int
  • Parameter default value added for position #3 ($flags): FILEINFO_NONE
  • Parameter default value added for position #4 ($context): null
  finfo_file(
      $finfo,
-     $filename,
+     string $filename,
-     $options,
+     int $flags = FILEINFO_NONE,
-     $context
+     $context = null
-   )
+   ): string|false

finfo_file Function Availability

PHP VersionAvailability
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