The is_writable() function checks whether a file is writeable. It returns TRUE if the file exists and is writeable.
Syntax
is_writable(file_path)
Parameters
file_path − The path of the file to be checked.
Return
The is_writable() function returns TRUE if the file exists and is writeable.
Example
<?php $file = "one.txt"; if(is_writable($file)) { echo ("File is writeable!"); } else { echo ("File is not writeable!"); } ?>
Output
File is not writeable!
Let us see another example.
Example
<?php $file_permissions = fileperms("two.txt"); $res = sprintf("%o", $file_permissions); $file = "two.txt"; if(is_writable($file)) { echo ("File is writeable!"); echo(“Permission = $res”); } else { echo ("File is not writeable!"); echo(“Permission = $res”); } ?>
Output
File is writeable! Permission: 0777