Retrieve the filename from a given path.
| <?php $path = “/testweb/home.php”; //Show filename echo basename($path) .“<br/>”; //Show filename, but cut off file extension for “.php” files echo basename($path,“.php”); ?> |
The result of the code above will be:
| home.php home |
The basename() function extracts the filename from a given path.
| basename(path, suffix) |
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Parameter |
Description |
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path |
Mandatory. Specifies the path to the file. |
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suffix |
Optional. A file extension. If the filename includes this extension, it will be removed from the result. |
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Return Value: |
The name of the file in the given path. |
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PHP Version: |
4.0+ |