PHP DirectoryIterator::isExecutable() function is an inbuilt function in PHP that is used to check whether the current DirectoryIterator item is executable or not.
Syntax:
bool DirectoryIterator::isExecutable( void )
Parameters: This function does not accept any parameters.
Return Value: This function returns TRUE if the entry is executable, otherwise FALSE.
Below examples illustrate the DirectoryIterator::isExecutable() function in PHP:
Example 1:
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<?php // Create a directory Iterator $directory = new DirectoryIterator(dirname( __FILE__ )); // Loop runs while directory is valid while ( $directory ->valid()) { // Check file is executable if ( $directory ->isExecutable()) { // Display the filename echo $directory ->getFilename() . "<br>" ; } // Move to the next element $directory ->next(); } ?> |
Output:
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Example 2:
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<?php // Create a directory Iterator $directory = new DirectoryIterator(dirname( __FILE__ )); // Loop runs for each element of directory foreach ( $directory as $dir ) { // Check file is executable if ( $directory ->isExecutable()) { // Display the filename echo $directory ->getFilename() . "<br>" ; } } ?> |
Output:
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Note: The output of this function depends on the content of the server folder.
Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/directoryiterator.isexecutable.php