PHP | SplFileInfo getRealPath() Function
The SplFileInfo::getRealPath() function is an inbuilt function of Standard PHP Library (SPL) in PHP which is used to get absolute file path.
Syntax:
int SplFileInfo::getRealPath( void )
Parameters: This function does not accept any parameter.
Return values: This function returns the path to the file on success.
Below Programs illustrate the SplFileInfo::getRealPath() function in PHP:
Program 1:
<?php // PHP Program to illustrate // Splfileinfo getRealPath function $file = new SplFileInfo( "gfg.txt" ); $gfg = $file ->getRealPath(); // Print real path if exist var_dump( $gfg . "</br>" ); $file = new SplFileInfo( __FILE__ ); $gfg = $file ->getRealPath(); // Print real path if exist var_dump( $gfg ); ?> |
Output:
string(26) "/var/www/html/gfg.txt " string(22) "/var/www/html/cons.php"
Program 2:
<?php // PHP program to use array to check multiple files $GFG = array ( "/home/rajvir/Desktop/w3wiki/dummy.php" , "/home/rajvir/Desktop/gfg_code.cpp" , "/var/www/html/gfg1.php" , "dummy.php" ); foreach ( $GFG as & $file_name ) { // Create new SplFile Object $file = new SplFileInfo( $file_name ); $gfg = $file ->getRealPath(); // Print real path if exist var_dump( $gfg . "</br>" ); } ?> |
Output:
string(49) "/home/rajvir/Desktop/w3wiki/dummy.php " string(38) "/home/rajvir/Desktop/gfg_code.cpp " string(5) " " string(28) "/var/www/html/dummy.php
Reference: http://php.net/manual/en/splfileinfo.getrealpath.php
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