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                                   filetype

   (PHP 3, PHP 4 )
   filetype -- Gets file type

Description

   string filetype ( string filename)

   Returns the type of the file. Possible values are fifo, char, dir,
   block, link, file, and unknown.

   Returns FALSE if an error occurs. filetype() will also produce an
   E_NOTICE message if the stat call fails or if the file type is
   unknown.

     Note: The results of this function 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 Appendix I for a listing of which wrappers
     support stat() family of functionality.

   Example 1. filetype() example
   <?php
   echo filetype('/etc/passwd');  // file
   echo filetype('/etc/');        // dir
   ?>

   See also is_dir(), is_file(), is_link(), file_exists(), stat(), and
   mime_content_type().
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