Php/docs/function.is-file
is_file
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
is_file — Tells whether the filename is a regular file
Description
is_file
( string $filename
) : bool
Tells whether the given file is a regular file.
Parameters
filename
- Path to the file.
Return Values
Returns TRUE
if the filename exists and is a regular file, FALSE
otherwise.
Note:
Because PHP's integer type is signed and many platforms use 32bit integers, some filesystem functions may return unexpected results for files which are larger than 2GB.
Examples
Example #1 is_file() example
<?phpvar_dump(is_file('a_file.txt')) . "\n";var_dump(is_file('/usr/bin/')) . "\n";?>
The above example will output:
bool(true) bool(false)
Errors/Exceptions
Upon failure, an E_WARNING
is emitted.
Notes
Note:
The results of thisfunction are cached. See clearstatcache() for more details.
Tip As of PHP 5.0.0, this function can also be used with some URL wrappers. Refer to Supported Protocols and Wrappers to determine which wrappers support stat() family of functionality.