SplFileInfo::getMTime

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(PHP 5 >= 5.1.2, PHP 7, PHP 8)

Gets the last modified time

Description

SplFileInfo::getMTime(): int|false

Returns the time when the contents of the file were changed. The time returned is a Unix timestamp.

Returns the last modified time for the file, in a Unix timestamp on success, or false on failure.

SplFileInfo::getMTime example

php

<?php
$info = new SplFileInfo('example.jpg');
echo 'Last modified at ' . date('g:i a', $info->getMTime());
?>

The above example will output something similar to:

output

Last modified at 1:49 pm