(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
fileinode — Gets file inode
$filename): int|falseGets the file inode.
filenamePath to the file.
Returns the inode number of the file, or false on failure.
Upon failure, an E_WARNING is emitted.
Example #1 Comparing the inode of a file with the current file
<?php
$filename = 'index.php';
if (getmyinode() == fileinode($filename)) {
echo 'You are checking the current file.';
}
?>
Note: The results of this function are cached. See clearstatcache() for more details.
As of PHP 5.0.0, this function can also be used with some URL wrappers. Refer to Supported Protocols and Wrappers to determine which wrappers support stat() family of functionality.