SplFileInfo::getRealPath
PHP function
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(PHP 5 >= 5.2.2, PHP 7, PHP 8)
Gets absolute path to file
Description
SplFileInfo::getRealPath(): string|false
This method expands all symbolic links, resolves relative references and returns the real path to the file.
Parameters Parameters
Return Values
Returns the path to the file, or false if the file does not exist.
Examples
SplFileInfo::getRealPath() example
php
<?php
$info = new SplFileInfo('/..//./../../'.__FILE__);
var_dump($info->getRealPath());
$info = new SplFileInfo('/tmp');
var_dump($info->getRealPath());
$info = new SplFileInfo('/I/Do/Not/Exist');
var_dump($info->getRealPath());
$info = new SplFileInfo('php://output');
var_dump($info->getRealPath());
$info = new SplFileInfo("");
var_dump($info->getRealPath());
?>The above example will output something similar to:
output
string(28) "/private/tmp/phptempfile.php"
string(12) "/private/tmp"
bool(false)
bool(false)
string(12) "/private/tmp" See Also
SplFileInfo::isLinkrealpath