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PHP fileatime() Function


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Definition and Usage

The fileatime() function returns the last access time of the specified file.

This function returns the last access time as a Unix timestamp on success, FALSE on failure.

Syntax

fileatime(filename)

Parameter Description
filename Required. Specifies the file to check

Tips and Notes

Note: The result of this function are cached. Use clearstatcache() to clear the cache.

Note: Some Unix systems have access time updates disabled, because this function reduces performance for applications that regularly accesses a large number of files.


Example

<?php
echo fileatime("test.txt");
echo "<br />";
echo "Last access: ".date("F d Y H:i:s.",fileatime("test.txt"));
?>

The output of the code above could be:

1140684501
Last access: February 23 2006 09:48:21.

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