{"id":1215,"date":"2021-04-19T00:53:32","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T00:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phptutorial.net\/?page_id=1215"},"modified":"2021-04-19T00:53:53","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T00:53:53","slug":"php-pathinfo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.phptutorial.net\/php-tutorial\/php-pathinfo\/","title":{"rendered":"PHP pathinfo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Summary<\/strong>: in this tutorial, you will learn how to use the PHP <code>pathinfo()<\/code> function to get the information on a file path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='introduction-to-the-php-pathinfo-function'>Introduction to the PHP pathinfo() function <a href=\"#introduction-to-the-php-pathinfo-function\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"introduction-to-the-php-pathinfo-function\" title=\"Anchor for Introduction to the PHP pathinfo() function\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The PHP <code>pathinfo()<\/code> function accepts a file path and returns its components:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-1\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PHP\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"php\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-php\">pathinfo ( string $path , int $flags = PATHINFO_ALL ) : <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">array<\/span>|string<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-1\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PHP<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">php<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>The <code>pathinfo()<\/code> function has two parameters:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><code>$path<\/code> is the file path from which you want to get the information.<\/li><li><code>$flags<\/code> parameter specifies the part element to return.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The following table shows the valid flag values:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Flag<\/th><th>Meaning<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><code>PATHINFO_DIRNAME<\/code><\/td><td>Return the directory name<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><code>PATHINFO_BASENAME<\/code><\/td><td>Return the base name<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><code>PATHINFO_EXTENSION<\/code>\u00a0<\/td><td>Return the file extension<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><code>PATHINFO_FILENAME<\/code><\/td><td>Return the file name (without the extension)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don&#8217;t pass the <code>$flag<\/code> argument, the <code>pathinfo()<\/code> function will return all components of a file path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/phptutorial.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PHP-pathinfo.svg\" alt=\"PHP pathinfo() function\" class=\"wp-image-1216\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='php-pathinfo-function-examples'>PHP pathinfo() function examples <a href=\"#php-pathinfo-function-examples\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"php-pathinfo-function-examples\" title=\"Anchor for PHP pathinfo() function examples\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s take some examples of using the <code>pathinfo()<\/code> function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='1-using-the-pathinfo-function-to-get-all-components-of-a-file-path'>1) Using the pathinfo() function to get all components of a file path <a href=\"#1-using-the-pathinfo-function-to-get-all-components-of-a-file-path\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"1-using-the-pathinfo-function-to-get-all-components-of-a-file-path\" title=\"Anchor for 1) Using the pathinfo() function to get all components of a file path\">#<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The following example uses the <code>pathinfo()<\/code> function to get the components of a file path:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-2\" data-shcb-language-name=\"HTML, XML\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"xml\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-xml\"><span class=\"php\"><span class=\"hljs-meta\">&lt;?php<\/span>\n\n$path = <span class=\"hljs-string\">'htdocs\/phptutorial\/index.php'<\/span>;\n\n$parts = pathinfo($path);\n\nprint_r($parts);<\/span><\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-2\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">HTML, XML<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">xml<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Output:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-3\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PHP\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"php\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-php\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">Array<\/span>\r\n(\r\n    &#91;dirname] =&gt; htdocs\/phptutorial\r\n    &#91;basename] =&gt; index.php\r\n    &#91;extension] =&gt; php\r\n    &#91;filename] =&gt; index\r\n)<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-3\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PHP<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">php<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='2-using-the-pathinfo-function-to-get-only-a-specific-component-of-a-file-path'>2) Using the pathinfo() function to get only a specific component of a file path <a href=\"#2-using-the-pathinfo-function-to-get-only-a-specific-component-of-a-file-path\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"2-using-the-pathinfo-function-to-get-only-a-specific-component-of-a-file-path\" title=\"Anchor for 2) Using the pathinfo() function to get only a specific component of a file path\">#<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The following example uses the <code>pathinfo()<\/code> function get the basename of a file path:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-4\" data-shcb-language-name=\"HTML, XML\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"xml\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-xml\"><span class=\"php\"><span class=\"hljs-meta\">&lt;?php<\/span>\r\n\r\n$path = <span class=\"hljs-string\">'htdocs\/phptutorial\/index.php'<\/span>;\r\n\r\n$basename = pathinfo($path, PATHINFO_BASENAME);\r\n\r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">echo<\/span> $basename;<\/span><\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-4\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">HTML, XML<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">xml<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Output:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-5\" data-shcb-language-name=\"CSS\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"css\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-css\"><span class=\"hljs-selector-tag\">index<\/span><span class=\"hljs-selector-class\">.php<\/span><\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-5\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">CSS<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">css<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='3-using-the-pathinfo-function-to-get-the-path-components-of-a-dot-file-path'>3) Using the pathinfo() function to get the path components of a dot-file path <a href=\"#3-using-the-pathinfo-function-to-get-the-path-components-of-a-dot-file-path\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"3-using-the-pathinfo-function-to-get-the-path-components-of-a-dot-file-path\" title=\"Anchor for 3) Using the pathinfo() function to get the path components of a dot-file path\">#<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The following example uses the <code>pathinfo()<\/code> function to get components of the path of a dot-file:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-6\" data-shcb-language-name=\"HTML, XML\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"xml\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-xml\"><span class=\"php\"><span class=\"hljs-meta\">&lt;?php<\/span>\r\n\r\n$path = <span class=\"hljs-string\">'\/htdocs\/phptutorial\/.gitignore'<\/span>;\r\n\r\n$parts = pathinfo($path);\r\n\r\nprint_r($parts);<\/span><\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-6\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">HTML, XML<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">xml<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Output:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-7\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PHP\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"php\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-php\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">Array<\/span>\r\n(\r\n    &#91;dirname] =&gt; \/htdocs\/phptutorial\r\n    &#91;basename] =&gt; .gitignore\r\n    &#91;extension] =&gt; gitignore\r\n    &#91;filename] =&gt;\r\n)<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-7\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PHP<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">php<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='summary'>Summary <a href=\"#summary\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"summary\" title=\"Anchor for Summary\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Use the PHP <code>pathinfo()<\/code> function to get the components of a file path including dirname, basename, filename, and extesion.<\/li><\/ul>\n<div class=\"helpful-block-content\" data-title=\"\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"wth-question\">Did you find this tutorial useful?<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wth-thumbs\">\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\tdata-post=\"1215\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.phptutorial.net\/php-tutorial\/php-pathinfo\/\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-post-title=\"PHP pathinfo\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-response=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"wth-btn-rounded wth-yes-btn\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<svg\n\t\t\t\t\txmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"\n\t\t\t\t\tviewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"\n\t\t\t\t\tfill=\"none\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstroke=\"currentColor\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstroke-width=\"2\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstroke-linecap=\"round\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstroke-linejoin=\"round\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"feather feather-thumbs-up block w-full h-full\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<path\n\t\t\t\t\t\td=\"M14 9V5a3 3 0 0 0-3-3l-4 9v11h11.28a2 2 0 0 0 2-1.7l1.38-9a2 2 0 0 0-2-2.3zM7 22H4a2 2 0 0 1-2-2v-7a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t><\/path>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\"> Yes <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\tdata-response=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-post=\"1215\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.phptutorial.net\/php-tutorial\/php-pathinfo\/\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-post-title=\"PHP pathinfo\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"wth-btn-rounded wth-no-btn\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<svg\n\t\t\t\t\txmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"\n\t\t\t\t\tviewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"\n\t\t\t\t\tfill=\"none\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstroke=\"currentColor\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstroke-width=\"2\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstroke-linecap=\"round\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstroke-linejoin=\"round\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<path\n\t\t\t\t\t\td=\"M10 15v4a3 3 0 0 0 3 3l4-9V2H5.72a2 2 0 0 0-2 1.7l-1.38 9a2 2 0 0 0 2 2.3zm7-13h2.67A2.31 2.31 0 0 1 22 4v7a2.31 2.31 0 0 1-2.33 2H17\"\n\t\t\t\t\t><\/path>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\"> No <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\n\t<div class=\"wth-form hidden\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wth-form-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wth-title\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<textarea class=\"wth-message\"><\/textarea>\n\n\t\t\t<button class=\"btn btn-primary wth-btn-submit\">Send<\/button>\n\t\t\t<button class=\"btn wth-btn-cancel\">Cancel<\/button>\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this tutorial, you will learn how to use the PHP pathinfo() function to get the information on a file path.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":15,"menu_order":160,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1215","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.phptutorial.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.phptutorial.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.phptutorial.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.phptutorial.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.phptutorial.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1215"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.phptutorial.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1215\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1219,"href":"https:\/\/www.phptutorial.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1215\/revisions\/1219"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.phptutorial.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.phptutorial.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}