filectime

int filectime(string filename) 

Retrieves the time when the file was last changed.

Returns:

Time; FALSE on error

Description:

Returns the time when the specified file was last changed. The return value is a UNIX timestamp.

Note:

The results of this function are cached. See clearstatcache() for details.

Example:

Show date of last modification
$filetime = filectime("myfile"); 
echo (date("d M Y", $filetime)); 

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