PHP | DirectoryIterator getCTime() Function
Last Updated :
07 Mar, 2024
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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