The fileatime() function returns the last access time of a file. It returns the last accessed time of a file as a UNIX timestamp. it returns false on failure.
Syntax
fileatime ( file_path );
Parameters
file_path − The path of the file for which the last access time will be found.
Return
The fileatime() function returns the last accessed time of a file as a UNIX timestamp. it returns false on failure.
Example
<?php
echo fileatime("new.txt");
?>Output
1315416291
Let us now get the last access time as a date which is in human readable form.
Example
<?php
echo "Last access time of the file: ".date("F d Y H:i:s.",fileatime("new.txt"));
?>Output
Last access time of the file: September 22 2018 11:23:52