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fileperms

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

filepermsGets file permissions

Description

fileperms(string $filename): int|false

Gets permissions for the given file.

Parameters

filename

Path to the file.

Return Values

Returns the file's permissions as a numeric mode. Lower bits of this mode are the same as the permissions expected by chmod(), however on most platforms the return value will also include information on the type of file given as filename. The examples below demonstrate how to test the return value for specific permissions and file types on POSIX systems, including Linux and macOS.

For local files, the specific return value is that of the st_mode member of the structure returned by the C library's stat() function. Exactly which bits are set can vary from platform to platform, and looking up your specific platform's documentation is recommended if parsing the non-permission bits of the return value is required.

Returns false on failure.

Errors/Exceptions

Upon failure, an E_WARNING is emitted.

Examples

Example #1 Display permissions as an octal value

<?php
echo substr(sprintf('%o', fileperms('/tmp')), -4);
echo
substr(sprintf('%o', fileperms('/etc/passwd')), -4);
?>

The above example will output:

1777
0644

Example #2 Display full permissions

<?php
$perms
= fileperms('/etc/passwd');

switch (
$perms & 0xF000) {
case
0xC000: // socket
$info = 's';
break;
case
0xA000: // symbolic link
$info = 'l';
break;
case
0x8000: // regular
$info = 'r';
break;
case
0x6000: // block special
$info = 'b';
break;
case
0x4000: // directory
$info = 'd';
break;
case
0x2000: // character special
$info = 'c';
break;
case
0x1000: // FIFO pipe
$info = 'p';
break;
default:
// unknown
$info = 'u';
}

// Owner
$info .= (($perms & 0x0100) ? 'r' : '-');
$info .= (($perms & 0x0080) ? 'w' : '-');
$info .= (($perms & 0x0040) ?
((
$perms & 0x0800) ? 's' : 'x' ) :
((
$perms & 0x0800) ? 'S' : '-'));

// Group
$info .= (($perms & 0x0020) ? 'r' : '-');
$info .= (($perms & 0x0010) ? 'w' : '-');
$info .= (($perms & 0x0008) ?
((
$perms & 0x0400) ? 's' : 'x' ) :
((
$perms & 0x0400) ? 'S' : '-'));

// World
$info .= (($perms & 0x0004) ? 'r' : '-');
$info .= (($perms & 0x0002) ? 'w' : '-');
$info .= (($perms & 0x0001) ?
((
$perms & 0x0200) ? 't' : 'x' ) :
((
$perms & 0x0200) ? 'T' : '-'));

echo
$info;
?>

The above example will output:

-rw-r--r--

Notes

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 Supported Protocols and Wrappers to determine which wrappers support stat() family of functionality.

See Also

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User Contributed Notes 4 notes

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coolmic at example dot com
11 years ago
Don't use substr, use bit operator
<?php
decoct
(fileperms($file) & 0777); // return "755" for example
?>

If you want to compare permission
<?php
0755
=== (fileperms($file) & 0777);
?>
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admin at torntech dot com
12 years ago
This may not be immediately apparent to some, but you can use octdec( $octal_value ) to match the permissions retrieved by file perms

<?php

//assumes file has 2770 permissions
$perm= fileperms( __FILE__ );
$bit = "102770";

printf( "%s\n", octdec( $bit ) );
printf( "%s\n", $perm);

?>
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paul2712 at gmail dot com
17 years ago
Do not forget: clearstatcache();
==============================

When ever you make a:

mkdir($dstdir, 0770 ))

or a:

chmod($dstdir, 0774 );

You have to call:

clearstatcache();

before you can call:

fileperms($dstdir);
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chris at ocproducts dot com
4 years ago
Windows has a very different file permission model to Unix and integrates them only minimally.

Here's how Windows calculates the bitmask...

u+w/g+w/o+w is set based on whether the file has the read only flag.

u+r/g+w/o+w is always set.

u+x/g+x/o+x is set based on whether $filename is an inherently executable file (e.g. bat) or a directory.

Windows isn't integrating its ACLs at all.

Here's the source of all this: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/c-runtime-library/reference/stat-functions?view=vs-2019 (but it doesn't provide many details)
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