The SplFileInfo::getPathInfo() function is an inbuilt function of Standard PHP Library (SPL) in PHP which is used to get an SplFileInfo object for the path.
Syntax: 
 
SplFileInfo::getPathInfo( $class )
Parameters: This function accepts single parameter $class which is optional. It is used to specify the name of SplFileInfo derived class name.
Return Value: This function returns the SplFileInfo object for the parent path of the file.
Below programs illustrate the SplFileInfo::getPathInfo() function.
Program 1: 
 
PHP
<?php// PHP Program to illustrate // Splfileinfo getPathInfo function  $file = new SplFileInfo('/var/www/html/gfg.php');  $info = $file->getPathInfo();print_r($info);  ?> | 
SplFileInfo Object
(
    [pathName:SplFileInfo:private] => /var/www/html
    [fileName:SplFileInfo:private] => html
)
Program 2: 
 
php
<?php// Use array to check multiple// files path   $GFG = array (    "/home/rajvir/Desktop/neveropen/dummy.php",    "/home/rajvir/Desktop/gfg.txt",    "/var/www/html/gfg.php",    "dummy.php");   foreach ($GFG as &$file_name) {    // Create new SplFile Object    $file = new SplFileInfo($file_name);      // Print result    $info = $file->getPathInfo();    print_r($info);    echo "</br>";}?> | 
SplFileInfo Object
(
    [pathName:SplFileInfo:private] => /home/rajvir/Desktop/neveropen
    [fileName:SplFileInfo:private] => neveropen
)
SplFileInfo Object
(
    [pathName:SplFileInfo:private] => /home/rajvir/Desktop
    [fileName:SplFileInfo:private] => Desktop
)
SplFileInfo Object
(
    [pathName:SplFileInfo:private] => /var/www/html
    [fileName:SplFileInfo:private] => html
)
SplFileInfo Object
(
    [pathName:SplFileInfo:private] => .
    [fileName:SplFileInfo:private] => .
)
Reference: http://php.net/manual/en/splfileinfo.getpathinfo.php
 
