PHP realpath() Function

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Example

Returns the absolute pathname:

<?php
echo realpath("test.txt");
?>

The output of the code above will be:

C:\Inetpub\testweb\test.txt

Definition and Usage

The realpath() function returns the absolute pathname.

This function removes all symbolic links (like '/./', '/../' and extra '/') and returns the absolute pathname.

Syntax

realpath(path)

Parameter Values

Parameter Description
path Required. Specifies the path to check


Technical Details

Return Value: The absolute pathname on success, FALSE on failure
PHP Version: 4.0+
PHP Changelog: PHP 5.3:
PHP 5.2.1:

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