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"socket" should be added to the list of possible values that can be returned by filetype(). I have tested it with versions 4.3.0 and 5.0.2 of PHP.
filetype
(PHP 4, PHP 5)
filetype — Gets file type
Description
string filetype ( string $filename )Returns the type of the file. Possible values are fifo, char, dir, block, link, file, and unknown.
Returns FALSE if an error occurs. filetype() will also produce an E_NOTICE message if the stat call fails or if the file type is unknown.
Note: The results of this function are cached. See clearstatcache() for more details.
Tip
As of PHP 5.0.0 this function can also be used with some URL wrappers. Refer to Appendix O, List of Supported Protocols/Wrappers for a listing of which wrappers support stat() family of functionality.
Example 625. filetype() example
<?php
echo filetype('/etc/passwd'); // file
echo filetype('/etc/'); // dir
?>
See also is_dir(), is_file(), is_link(), file_exists(), stat(), and mime_content_type().
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User Contributed Notesfiletype
Guillaume Cocatre-Zilgien
01-Nov-2004 01:42
01-Nov-2004 01:42
ruach at chpc dot utah dot edu
11-Mar-2004 01:11
11-Mar-2004 01:11
There are 7 values that can be returned. Here is a list of them and what each one means
block: block special device
char: character special device
dir: directory
fifo: FIFO (named pipe)
file: regular file
link: symbolic link
unknown: unknown file type