is_executable

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

is_executable — Tells whether the filename is executable

Description

bool is_executable ( string $filename )

Tells whether the filename is executable.

Parameters

filename

Path to the file.

Return Values

Returns TRUE if the filename exists and is executable, or FALSE on error.

ChangeLog

Version	Description
5.0.0	is_executable() became available with Windows

Examples

Example #1 is_executable() example

<?php

$file = '/home/vincent/somefile.sh';

if (is_executable($file)) {
    echo $file.' is executable';
} else {
    echo $file.' is not executable';
}

?>

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 List of Supported Protocols/Wrappers for a listing of which wrappers support stat() family of functionality.

See Also

• is_file()
• is_link()