PHP | SplFileInfo getRealPath() Function
The SplFileInfo::getRealPath() function is an inbuilt function of Standard PHP Library (SPL) in PHP which is used to get absolute file path.
Syntax:
int SplFileInfo::getRealPath( void )
Parameters: This function does not accept any parameter.
Return values: This function returns the path to the file on success.
Below Programs illustrate the SplFileInfo::getRealPath() function in PHP:
Program 1:
<?php
$file = new SplFileInfo( "gfg.txt" );
$gfg = $file ->getRealPath();
var_dump( $gfg . "</br>" );
$file = new SplFileInfo( __FILE__ );
$gfg = $file ->getRealPath();
var_dump( $gfg );
?>
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Output:
string(26) "/var/www/html/gfg.txt
" string(22) "/var/www/html/cons.php"
Program 2:
<?php
$GFG = array (
"/home/rajvir/Desktop/GeeksforGeeks/dummy.php" ,
"/home/rajvir/Desktop/gfg_code.cpp" ,
"/var/www/html/gfg1.php" ,
"dummy.php"
);
foreach ( $GFG as & $file_name ) {
$file = new SplFileInfo( $file_name );
$gfg = $file ->getRealPath();
var_dump( $gfg . "</br>" );
}
?>
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Output:
string(49) "/home/rajvir/Desktop/GeeksforGeeks/dummy.php
" string(38) "/home/rajvir/Desktop/gfg_code.cpp
" string(5) "
" string(28) "/var/www/html/dummy.php
Reference: http://php.net/manual/en/splfileinfo.getrealpath.php
Last Updated :
18 Dec, 2018
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