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PHP | SplFileInfo getATime() Function

The SplFileInfo::getATime() function is an inbuilt function of Standard PHP Library (SPL) in PHP which is used to get the last access time of the file.

Syntax:

int SplFileInfo::getATime( void )

Parameters: This function does not accept any parameter.

Return Value: This function returns the last access time of the file.

Below programs illustrate the SplFileInfo::getATime() function in PHP:

Program 1:




<?php
  
// PHP Program to illustrate 
// Splfileinfo::getATime() function
  
// Create new SPlFileInfo Object
$file = new SplFileInfo('demo1.php');
  
// Print result
echo (date("F d Y H:i:s.", $file->getATime()));
  
?>


Output:

October 14 2018 03:24:12.

Program 2:




<?php
  
// PHP program to use array to check multiple files
  
$GFG = array(
    "/home/rajvir/Desktop/neveropen/dummy.php",
    "/home/rajvir/Desktop/gfg.txt",
    "/var/www/html/gfg.php",
    "demo.php"
);
  
foreach ($GFG as &$file) {
      
    // Create new SPlFileInfo Object
    $file = new SplFileInfo('demo1.php');
      
    // Print result
    echo date("F d Y H:i:s.", $file->getATime()) . "</br>";
      
}
?>


Output:

October 14 2018 03:24:12.
October 14 2018 03:24:12.
October 14 2018 03:24:12.
October 14 2018 03:24:12.

Reference: http://php.net/manual/en/splfileinfo.getatime.php

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