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SplFileInfo::getATime

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

SplFileInfo::getATime — Gets last access time of the file

Description

public function SplFileInfo::getATime(): int|false

Gets the last access time for the file.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

Returns the time the file was last accessed on success, or false on failure.

Errors/Exceptions

Throws RuntimeException on error.

Examples

Example #1 SplFileInfo::getATime() example

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

The above example will output something similar to:

Last accessed at 1:49 pm

See Also


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