PHP basename() Function Usage and Example

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The basename() function can return the file name part in the path.

Syntax

string basename ( string path [, string suffix] )

It returns a string containing the file path and this function returns the base name of the file. If the file name ends with a suffix, it can also be truncated.

Online Example

<?php
　　　$path = ""/PhpProject/index.php";
　　　$file = basename($path);　　//　　$file is set to "index.php"
　　　echo $file . "\n";
　　　
　　　$file = basename($path, ".php");　　//　$file is set to "index"
　　　echo $file;
?>

Output Result

index.php
index

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