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PHP is_file() Function


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Definition and Usage

The is_file() function checks whether the specified file is a regular file.

This function returns TRUE if it is a file.

Syntax

is_file(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
$file = "test.txt";
if(is_file($file))
  {
  echo ("$file is a regular file");
  }
else
  {
  echo ("$file is not a regular file");
  }
?>

The output of the code above could be:

test.txt is a regular file


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