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PHP is_writeable() Function


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Definition and Usage

The is_writeable() function checks whether the specified file is writeable.

This function returns TRUE if the file is writeable.

This function is an alias of the is_writable() function.

Syntax

is_writeable(file)

Parameter Description
file Required. Specifies the file to check


Tips and Notes

Note: The result of this function are cached. Use clearstatcache() to clear the cache.


Example

<?php
$file = "test.txt";
if(is_writeable($file))
  {
  echo ("$file is writeable");
  }
else
  {
  echo ("$file is not writeable");
  }
?>

The output of the code above could be:

test.txt is writeable


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