filemtime

int filemtime(string filename) 

Retrieves a file’s modification time.

Returns:

Time; FALSE on error

Description:

Returns the last modification time of the specified file. The return value is a UNIX timestamp.

Note:

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

Example:

Print date of last file modification
$filetime = filemtime("myfile"); 
echo (date("d M Y", $filetime); 

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