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