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
