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SplFileInfo::getMTime

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.2, PHP 7, PHP 8)

SplFileInfo::getMTime — Gets the last modified time

Description

public function SplFileInfo::getMTime(): int|false

Returns the time when the contents of the file were changed. The time returned is a Unix timestamp.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

Returns the last modified time for the file, in a Unix timestamp on success, or false on failure.

Examples

Example #1 SplFileInfo::getMTime() example

<?php
$info = new SplFileInfo('example.jpg');
echo 'Last modified at ' . date('g:i a', $info->getMTime());
?>

The above example will output something similar to:

Last modified at 1:49 pm

See Also


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