PHP | stream_is_local() Function

The stream_is_local() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to check if a stream is a local stream or URL.

Syntax:

bool stream_is_local( $stream )

Parameters: This function accepts single parameter $stream, which is used to specify the stream to be check.

Return Value: This function returns True on success or False on failure.

Below programs illustrate the stream_is_local() function in PHP:

Program 1:

<?php

// PHP program to illustrate
// stream_is_local function
$strm = "https://www.geeksforgeeks.org";

$res = stream_is_local($strm);

// Print result
var_dump($res);
?>

Output:

bool(false)

Program 2: Program to print the length of array return by the function.

<?php

// PHP program to illustrate
// stream_is_local function
$stream1 = '/geeks.jpg'; // local
$stream2 = 'file://geeks.jpg'; // local
$stream3 = 'http://geeksforgeeks.org'; // non local stream

// Checking all strings and print result
$local = stream_is_local($stream1);
var_dump($local);

$shouldbelocal = stream_is_local($stream2);
var_dump($shouldbelocal);

$remote = stream_is_local($stream3);
var_dump($remote);
?>

Output:

bool(true)
bool(false)
bool(false)

Reference: http://php.net/manual/en/function.stream-is-local.php