Php dirname function returns the directory name

Dirname
(PHP 4 and PHP 5)

Dirname-return the path of components of the directory name

Description
String dirname (string $ path)
Given that a string contains a path file, the name of the directory returned by this function.

Parameters

Path
A path.

In Windows, the two slash (/) and backslash () are used as directory separators. In other environments, it is a forward slash (/).


Return value
The name of the returned directory. If there is no Slash path, a vertex ('.') returns, showing the current directory. Otherwise, any trailing or component in the returned string path is deleted.

Modify

Version description
5.0.0 dirname () is currently binary secure
4.0.3 dirname () is fixed and compatible with POSIX.


Instance

Example #1 dirname ()