(PHP 5 >= 5.1.2, PHP 7, PHP 8)
SplFileInfo::getCTime — Gets the inode change time
public SplFileInfo::getCTime(): int|false
Returns the inode change time for the file. The time returned is a Unix timestamp.
This function has no parameters.
The last change time, in a Unix timestamp on success, or false on failure.
Throws RuntimeException on error.
Example #1 SplFileInfo::getCTime() example
<?php
$info = new SplFileInfo('example.jpg');
echo 'Last changed at ' . date('g:i a', $info->getCTime());
?> The above example will output something similar to:
Last changed at 1:49 pm
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