is_executable

FunctionParams and return types changed in PHP 8.0

Tells whether the filename is executable.

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

is_executable Function synopsis

is_executable(string $filename): bool

Parameters

$filename

Typestring

Path to the file.

Return value

Typebool

Returns true if the filename exists and is executable, or false on error. On POSIX systems, a file is executable if the executable bit of the file permissions is set. For Windows, see the note below.

Changes to the is_executable Function

PHP 8.0

  • Return type added: bool
  • Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($filename): string
- is_executable($filename)
+ is_executable(string $filename): bool

is_executable Function Availability

PHP VersionAvailability
PHP 8.5Future Release Yes
PHP 8.4Upcoming Release Yes
PHP 8.3Supported (Latest) Yes
PHP 8.2Supported Yes
PHP 8.1Security-Fixes Only 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