(PHP 4, PHP 5)
is_executable — Tells whether the filename is executable
Tells whether the filename is executable.
Path to the file.
Returns TRUE if the filename exists and is executable, or FALSE on error.
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 5.0.0 | is_executable() became available with Windows |
Example#1 is_executable() example
<?php
$file = '/home/vincent/somefile.sh';
if (is_executable($file)) {
echo $file.' is executable';
} else {
echo $file.' is not executable';
}
?>
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 List of Supported Protocols/Wrappers for a listing of which wrappers support stat() family of functionality.