The filectime() function returns the last change time of a file. It returns the last change time of a file as a UNIX timestamp and returns false on failure.
Syntax
filectime ( file_path );
Parameters
file_path − The path of the file for which the last change time will be found.
Return
The filectime() function returns the last change time of a file as a UNIX timestamp and returns false on failure.
Example
<?php
echo filectime("info.txt");
?>Output
19346322544
Let us now get the last change time of a file as a date which is in human readable form.
Example
<?php
echo "Last change time of the file: ".date("F d Y H:i:s.",filectime("info.txt"));
?>Output
Last change time of the file: September 23 2018 08:12:42