This function, in spite of its name, also works for directories. Most any valid path in the filesystem will generate an inode value.
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
fileinode — Gets file inode
$filename
)Gets the file inode.
filenamePath to the file.
Returns the inode number of the file, or FALSE on failure.
Example #1 Comparing the inode of a file with the current file
<?php
$filename = 'index.php';
if (getmyinode() == fileinode($filename)) {
echo 'You are checking the current file.';
}
?>
Upon failure, an E_WARNING is emitted.
Note: The results of this function are cached. See clearstatcache() for more details.
As of PHP 5.0.0, this function can also be used with some URL wrappers. Refer to Supported Protocols and Wrappers to determine which wrappers support stat() family of functionality.
This function, in spite of its name, also works for directories. Most any valid path in the filesystem will generate an inode value.