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PHP | SplFileInfo getPerms() Function

The SplFileInfo::getPerms() function is an inbuilt function of Standard PHP Library (SPL) in PHP which is used to get the permission of the file.

Syntax:

int SplFileInfo::getPerms( void )

Parameters: This function does not accept any parameter.

Return values: This function returns the permission of file.

Below Programs illustrate the SplFileInfo::getPerms() function in PHP:

Program 1:




<?php
  
// PHP Program to illustrate 
// Splfileinfo::getPerms() function
   
$file = new SplFileInfo("gfg.txt");
   
$gfg = $file->getPerms();
   
// Print permission in octal form
echo substr(sprintf('%o', $gfg), -3);
   
?>


644

Example 2:




<?php
  
// PHP program to use array to check multiple files
$GFG = array (
    "/home/rajvir/Desktop/neveropen/dummy.php",
    "/home/rajvir/Desktop/gfg_code.cpp",
    "/var/www/html/gfg.php",
    "dummy.php"
);
    
foreach ($GFG as &$file_name) {
       
    // Create new SplFile Object
    $file = new SplFileInfo($file_name);
   
    $gfg = $file->getPerms();
   
    // Print permission in octal form
    echo substr(sprintf('%o', $gfg), -3) . "</br>";
}
?>


Output:

644
604
777
644

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

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