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PHP is_readable() Function


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Definition and Usage

The is_readable() function checks whether the specified file is readable.

This function returns TRUE if the file is readable.

Syntax

is_readable(file)

Parameter Description
file Required. Specifies the file to check

Tips and Notes

Note: The result of this function are cached. Use clearstatcache() to clear the cache.


Example

<?php
$file = "test.txt";
if(is_readable($file))
  {
  echo ("$file is readable");
  }
else
  {
  echo ("$file is not readable");
  }
?>

The output of the code above could be:

test.txt is readable

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