PHP pathinfo() Function

Get information about a file path:

<?php
print_r(pathinfo("/testweb/test.txt"));
?>

The output of the code above will be:

Array
(
[dirname] => /testweb
[basename] => test.txt
[extension] => txt
)

Definition and Usage

The pathinfo() function returns information about a file path.

pathinfo( path, options)

Parameter	Description
path	Required. Specifies the path to be checked
options	Optional. Specifies which array element to return. If not specified, it returns all elements. Possible values: PATHINFO_DIRNAME - return only dirname PATHINFO_BASENAME - return only basename PATHINFO_EXTENSION - return only extension PATHINFO_FILENAME - return only filename

Parameter

Description

path

Required. Specifies the path to be checked

options

Optional. Specifies which array element to return. If not specified, it returns all elements.

Possible values:

Return Value:	If the option parameter is omitted, it returns an associative array with dirname, basename, extension, and filename. If the option parameter is specified, it returns a string with the requested element. FALSE on failure
PHP Version:	4.0.3+
PHP Changelog:	PHP 5.2: PATHINFO_FILENAME was added

Get information about a file path:

<?php
print_r(pathinfo("/testweb/test.txt",PATHINFO_BASENAME));
?>

The output of the code above will be:

test.txt