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