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basename

(PHP3 , PHP4 )

basename --  Return filename component of path

Description

string basename (string path)

Given a string containing a path to a file, this function will return the base name of the file.

On Windows, both slash (/) and backslash (\) are used as path separator character. In other environments, it is the forward slash (/).

Example 1. basename() example


$path = "/home/httpd/html/index.php3";
$file = basename($path); // $file is set to "index.php3"

See also: dirname()


User Contributed Notes: basename

chopin@csone.kaist.ac.kr
10-Sep-1999 02:48
tailing directory char '/' is ignored in dirname() and basename()
<PRE>
dirname("http://host.net/dir/dir2/") = "http://host.net/dir"
basename("http://host.net/dir/dir2/") = "dir2"
</PRE>



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