PHP realpath() function and example
In this part of the tutorial we will learn about the function realpath() in context of file handling. And also we will see the example related to the realpath() function
In this part of the tutorial we will learn about the function realpath() in context of file handling. And also we will see the example related to the realpath() function
Syntax for PHP realpath() Function
string realpath(file_path)
- realpath() function returns absolute path from the root(/ in linux and c:\ in widow) in string form.
- It interprets all the \ used for the relative path and the symbolic link
- Then returns the absolute path.
- On failure it returns FALSE value.
PHP realpath() Function with Example
Code of PHP realpath() Function
<?php
echo realpath("aa.txt");
?>
Output
C:\xampp\htdocs\filehandling\aa.txt
