PHP lstat() Function Usage and Example

The lstat() function can return information about a file or symbolic link.

Syntax

array lstat ( string $filename )

This function can collect statistical information about the file or symbolic link named filename, and is similar to the stat() function. The difference is that if the filename parameter is a symbolic link, it returns the status of the symbolic link itself, not the status of the file pointed to by the link. Symbolic Link.

Online Example

<?php
   print_r(lstat("/PhpProject/sample.txt");
?>

Output Result

Array
(
    [0] => 1245376677
    [1] => 1688849860635037
    [2] => 33206
    [3] => 3
    [4] => 0
    [5] => 0
    [6] => 0
    [7] => 49
    [8] => 1588769151
    [9] => 1590824960
    [10] => 1588769151
    [11] => -1
    [12] => -1
    [dev] => 1245376677
    [ino] => 1688849860635037
    [mode] => 33206
    [nlink] => 3
    [uid] => 0
    [gid] => 0
    [rdev] => 0
    [size] => 49
    [atime] => 1588769151
    [mtime] => 1590824960
    [ctime] => 1588769151
    [blksize] => -1
    [blocks] => -1
)