PHP PATH_SEPARATOR to Determine the Current Server System Type Example

PHP has a very useful predefined constant PATH_SEPARATOR, we can judge whether the current server is Linux or Windows through this constant. This article will explain to everyone how to use PATH_SEPARATOR to get the type of the current server in PHP.

PATH_SEPARATOR is a predefined constant in PHP, we can directly echo this constant. In Linux system, the constant outputs ":", in Windows system, the constant outputs ";". Therefore, we can judge the current server system type through the output value of PATH_SEPARATOR.

Output result in Linux system:

<?php
  var_dump(PATH_SEPARATOR );
  //Output result: string(1) ":"
?>

Output result in Windows system:

<?php
  var_dump(PATH_SEPARATOR );
  //Output result: string(1) ";"
?>

Write the judgment of the current server system type into a function:

function getOS(){
 if(PATH_SEPARATOR == ':'){
 return 'Linux';
 }else{
 return 'Windows';
 }
}

If you need to judge the current server system type, you can directly call the function above.

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