filectime() function in PHP

The filectime() function returns the last modification time of the file. It returns the last modified time of the file as a UNIX timestamp, or false on failure.

Syntax

filectime ( file_path );

Parameters

• file_path - The path to the file whose last changed time will be found.

Return

The filectime() function returns the last modified time of the file in the form of a UNIX timestamp, and returns false on failure.

Example

<?php
   echo filectime("info.txt");
?>

Output

19346322544

Now let’s get the last changed time of the file as a date in human readable form.

Example

Live demonstration

<?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

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