need PHP to read file date in directory

[JackM]

Is there a way to use PHP to read the date of a file that is uploaded
into a directory and then print out that date on another page?

I'm looking to have a specific file (/texts/filename.pdf) located in the
directory and the date of its last change/modification printed into a
date("F, n, Y"); format on another page. I checked the PHP manual but
couldn't find any date/time functions that were what I needed.

[NC]

Re: need PHP to read file date in directory

JackM wrote:

>
Is there a way to use PHP to read the date of a file that is uploaded
into a directory and then print out that date on another page?

Yes:

echo date('F, n, Y', filemtime('/texts/filename.pdf')) ;

I checked the PHP manual but couldn't find any date/time functions
that were what I needed.

Check again:

http://www.php.net/fileatime

http://www.php.net/filectime

http://www.php.net/filemtime

Cheers,
NC

[JackM]

Re: need PHP to read file date in directory

NC wrote:

>>Is there a way to use PHP to read the date of a file that is uploaded
>>into a directory and then print out that date on another page?

>
Yes:
>
echo date('F, n, Y', filemtime('/texts/filename.pdf')) ;

Everything is coming up with a December 12, 1969 date when I use this.
Any idea why?

[JackM]

Re: need PHP to read file date in directory

JackM wrote:

NC wrote:
>

>>Is there a way to use PHP to read the date of a file that is uploaded
>>into a directory and then print out that date on another page?

>>
>>
>Yes:
>>
>echo date('F, n, Y', filemtime('/texts/filename.pdf')) ;

>
>
Everything is coming up with a December 12, 1969 date when I use this.
Any idea why?

Found out why. I had to go up one more level to read the file:
filemtime('./texts/filename.pdf')

But the strange thing is that the file dates are all coming out January
1, 2007 now even when the files were created and/or modified after that
date.

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Re: need PHP to read file date in directory

But the strange thing is that the file dates are all coming out January

1, 2007 now even when the files were created and/or modified after that
date.
>

try adding clearstatcache( ) function before the filemtime()

clearstatcache( );
filemtime('./texts/filename.pdf');

[JackM]

Re: need PHP to read file date in directory

no@email.com wrote:

>>But the strange thing is that the file dates are all coming out January
>>1, 2007 now even when the files were created and/or modified after that
>>date.
>>

>
>
try adding clearstatcache( ) function before the filemtime()
>
clearstatcache( );
filemtime('./texts/filename.pdf');

Thanks for the suggestion but it didn't change anything.