(PHP 8 >= 8.3.0)
posix_eaccess — Determine accessibility of a file
$filename
, int $flags
= 0): boolposix_eaccess() checks the effective user's permission of a file
filename
The name of a file to be tested.
flags
A mask consisting of one or more of POSIX_F_OK
,
POSIX_R_OK
, POSIX_W_OK
and
POSIX_X_OK
.
POSIX_R_OK
, POSIX_W_OK
and
POSIX_X_OK
request checking whether the file
exists and has read, write and execute permissions, respectively.
POSIX_F_OK
just requests checking for the
existence of the file.
Returns true
on success or false
on failure.
Version | Description |
---|---|
8.3.0 | Checks the effective user/group for a file, differing from posix_access() which checks from the real user/group. |
Example #1 posix_eaccess() example
This example will check if the $file is readable and writable, otherwise will print an error message.
<?php$file = 'some_file';if (posix_eaccess($file, POSIX_R_OK | POSIX_W_OK)) { echo 'The file is readable and writable!';} else { $error = posix_get_last_error(); echo "Error $error: " . posix_strerror($error);}?>