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PHP | DirectoryIterator getCTime() Function

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The DirectoryIterator::getCTime() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to get the inode change time of the current DirectoryIterator item. Syntax:
int DirectoryIterator::getCTime( void )
Parameters: This function does not accept any parameters. Return Value: This function returns the last change time of the file in Unix timestamp format. Below programs illustrate the DirectoryIterator::getCTime() function in PHP: Program 1: php
<?php

// Create a directory Iterator
$directory = new DirectoryIterator(dirname(__FILE__));

// Loop runs while directory is valid
while ($directory->valid()) {

    // Check if the element is directory
    if ($directory->isDir()) {

        // Store the current element
        $file = $directory->current();

        // Display the file name and 
        // inode change time
        echo $file->getFilename() . " | CTime: "
                . $directory->getCTime() . "<br>";
    }

    // Move to the next element
    $directory->next();
}
?> 
Output:
. | CTime: 1574350718
.. | CTime: 1574350715
dashboard | CTime: 1574350718
img | CTime: 1574350718
webalizer | CTime: 1574350718
xampp | CTime: 1574350718
Program 2: php
<?php

// Create a directory Iterator
$directory = new DirectoryIterator(dirname(__FILE__));

// Loop runs for each element of directory
foreach($directory as $dir) {
    
    // Store the current element of directory
    $file = $directory->current();
    
    // Display the key, filename and 
    // its inode change time
    echo $dir->key() . " => " . 
        $file->getFilename() . " | CTime: " .
        $dir->getCTime() . "<br>";
}
?>
Output:
0 => . | CTime: 1574350718
1 => .. | CTime: 1574350715
2 => applications.html | CTime: 1574350724
3 => bitnami.css | CTime: 1574350724
4 => dashboard | CTime: 1574350718
5 => favicon.ico | CTime: 1574350724
6 => geeks.PNG | CTime: 1574478578
7 => gfg.php | CTime: 1574351394
8 => img | CTime: 1574350718
9 => index.php | CTime: 1574350723
10 => webalizer | CTime: 1574350718
11 => xampp | CTime: 1574350718
Note: The output of this function depends on the content of server folder.

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