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PHP fstat() Function


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Definition and Usage

The fstat() function returns information about an open file.

This function returns an array with the following elements:

  • [0] or [dev] - Device number
  • [1] or [ino] - Inode number
  • [2] or [mode] - Inode protection mode
  • [3] or [nlink] - Number of links
  • [4] or [uid] - User ID of owner
  • [5] or [gid] - Group ID of owner
  • [6] or [rdev] - Inode device type
  • [7] or [size] - Size in bytes
  • [8] or [atime] - Last access (as Unix timestamp)
  • [9] or [mtime] - Last modified (as Unix timestamp)
  • [10] or [ctime] - Last inode change (as Unix timestamp)
  • [11] or [blksize] - Blocksize of filesystem IO (if supported)
  • [12] or [blocks] - Number of blocks allocated

Syntax

fstat(file)

Parameter Description
file Required. Specifies the open file to check

Tips and Notes

Note: The results from this function will differ from server to server. The array may contain the number index, the name index, or both.

Tip: This function is similar to stat(), except that with this function the file must be open.


Example

<?php
$file = fopen("test.txt","r");
print_r(fstat($file));
fclose($file);
?>

The output of the code above could be:

Array
(
[0] => 0
[1] => 0
[2] => 33206
[3] => 1
[4] => 0
[5] => 0
[6] => 0
[7] => 92
[8] => 1141633430
[9] => 1141298003
[10] => 1138609592
[11] => -1
[12] => -1
[dev] => 0
[ino] => 0
[mode] => 33206
[nlink] => 1
[uid] => 0
[gid] => 0
[rdev] => 0
[size] => 92
[atime] => 1141633430
[mtime] => 1141298003
[ctime] => 1138609592
[blksize] => -1
[blocks] => -1
)

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