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posix_eaccess

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(PHP 8 >= 8.3.0)

Determine accessibility of a file

Description

posix_eaccess(string $filename, int $flags = 0): bool

posix_eaccess() checks the effective user's permission of a file

Parameters

filename

The name of a file to be tested.

flags

A mask consisting of one or more of POSIX_F_OK, POSIX_R_OK, POSIX_W_OK and POSIX_X_OK.

POSIX_R_OK, POSIX_W_OK and POSIX_X_OK request checking whether the file exists and has read, write and execute permissions, respectively. POSIX_F_OK just requests checking for the existence of the file.

Return Values

Success

Changelog

Version	Description
8.3.0	Checks the effective user/group for a file, differing from `posix_access()` which checks from the real user/group.

Examples

posix_eaccess() example

This example will check if the $file is readable and writable, otherwise will print an error message.

php

<?php

$file = 'some_file';

if (posix_eaccess($file, POSIX_R_OK | POSIX_W_OK)) {
    echo 'The file is readable and writable!';

} else {
    $error = posix_get_last_error();

    echo "Error $error: " . posix_strerror($error);
}

?>