Usage and Examples of PHP is_executable() Function

The is_executable() function can check whether the specified file is executable. If the file is an executable file, this function can return true.

Syntax

bool is_executable ( string $filename )

This function can determine whether a file name is executable.

Online Example

<?php
   $file = "/PhpProject/setup.exe";
   if(is_executable($file)) {
      echo $file." is executable";
   } else {
      echo $file." is not executable";
   }
?>

Output Result

/PhpProject/setup.exe is executable