is_dir
PHP function
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(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
Tells whether the filename is a directory
Description
is_dir(string $filename): bool
Tells whether the given filename is a directory.
Parameters
filenamePath to the file. If
filenameis a relative filename, it will be checked relative to the current working directory. Iffilenameis a symbolic or hard link then the link will be resolved and checked. If you have enabled open_basedir further restrictions may apply.
Return Values
Returns true if the filename exists and is a directory, false otherwise.
Errors/Exceptions Failure
Examples
is_dir() example
php
<?php
var_dump(is_dir('a_file.txt'));
var_dump(is_dir('bogus_dir/abc'));
var_dump(is_dir('..')); //one dir up
?>The above example will output:
output
bool(false)
bool(false)
bool(true)