basename

(PHP3 , PHP4 )

basename --  Returns 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()