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/GeeksforGeeks/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