SplFileInfo::getRealPath
(PHP 5 >= 5.2.2)
SplFileInfo::getRealPath — Gets absolute path to file
Description
public string SplFileInfo::getRealPath
( void
)
This method expands all symbolic links, resolves relative references and returns the real path to the file.
Parameters
This function has no parameters.
Return Values
Returns the path to the file.
Examples
Example #1 SplFileInfo::getRealPath() example
<?php
$info = new SplFileInfo('/..//./../../'.__FILE__);
var_dump($info->getRealPath());
$info = new SplFileInfo('/tmp');
var_dump($info->getRealPath());
?>
The above example will output something similar to:
string(28) "/private/tmp/phptempfile.php" string(12) "/private/tmp"
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