Learn how PHP’s stat() function returns a comprehensive associative array of file attributes—such as size, device ID, inode, permissions, timestamps, and block information—by explaining its syntax, parameters, returned keys, and providing practical code examples for extracting and displaying these details.
This article explains how to retrieve a file’s last modification time in PHP using functions like filemtime(), stat(), and the DateTime class, and provides a practical example for detecting changes and notifying users.
This article explains three common Linux commands—ls, du, and stat—for checking file sizes, showing the exact syntax, example usage with a sample file, and how each command displays size information, including human‑readable formats.
The PHP stat() function returns an associative array containing detailed file metadata such as size, device ID, inode, permissions, timestamps and block information, and can be used by passing a filename to retrieve and display these attributes via array keys.
This guide explains how to install the GNU coreutils stat command, interpret its comprehensive default output, use the terse option for compact results, and craft custom formats with --printf, providing practical examples and a reference list of format sequences for Linux file metadata extraction.
This guide explains four practical Linux commands—stat, stat with a custom format, date with the -r option, and ls -lt—to display a file’s last modification timestamp, and also shows how to retrieve remote file dates using the httpie tool.
