PHP DirectoryIterator isExecutable() Function

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:

php

<?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:

php

<?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.