The SplFileInfo::getCTime() function is an inbuilt function of Standard PHP Library (SPL) in PHP which is used to get the inode change time. The returned time is in Unix timestamp format.
Syntax:
int SplFileInfo::getCTime( void )
Parameters: This function does not accept any parameter.
Return Value: This function returns the time in Unix timestamp format.
Below programs illustrate the SplFileInfo::getCTime() function in PHP:
Program 1:
<?php // PHP Program to illustrate // Splfileinfo::getCTime() function $file = new SplFileInfo("gfg.txt"); $gfg = $file->getCTime(); echo date("F d Y H:i:s.", $gfg); ?> |
Output:
October 26 2018 18:11:48.
Program 2:
<?php // PHP program to use array to check // multiple files $GFG = array ( "dummy.php", "frame.php", "gfg.txt", "dummy.php"); foreach ($GFG as &$file_name) { // Create new SplFile Object $file = new SplFileInfo($file_name); // Print result $gfg = $file->getCTime(); echo date("F d Y H:i:s.", $gfg). "</br>"; } ?> |
Output:
October 26 2018 18:11:48. October 25 2018 21:05:44. October 25 2018 19:56:04. October 26 2018 18:11:48.
Reference: http://php.net/manual/en/splfileinfo.getctime.php
