PHP | SplFileObject fstat() Function

Last Updated : 11 Jul, 2025
The SplFileObject::fstat() function is an inbuilt function of Standard PHP Library (SPL) in PHP which is used to give the information of the file. Syntax: 
array SplFileObject::fstat( void )
Parameters: This function does not accept any parameter. Return values: This function returns an array which contains details of the file. Below Programs illustrate the SplFileObject::fstat() function in PHP: Program 1: php 
<?php

// Create an SplFile Object 
$gfg = new SplFileObject("gfg.txt", "r");

$stat = $gfg->fstat();

// Print result
print_r($stat);
?>
Output: 
Array
(
    [dev] => 771
    [ino] => 488704
    [mode] => 33188
    [nlink] => 1
    [uid] => 0
    [gid] => 0
    [rdev] => 0
    [size] => 1114
    [atime] => 1061067181
    [mtime] => 1056136526
    [ctime] => 1056136526
    [blksize] => 4096
    [blocks] => 8
)
Program 2: PHP program to give the information of the current file. php 
<?php

// Create Spl Object 
$gfg = new SplFileObject(__FILE__, "r");

$stat = $gfg->fstat();

// Print result
print_r($stat);
?>
Output: 
Array
(
    [dev] => 771
    [ino] => 488704
    [mode] => 33188
    [nlink] => 1
    [uid] => 0
    [gid] => 0
    [rdev] => 0
    [size] => 1114
    [atime] => 1061067181
    [mtime] => 1056136526
    [ctime] => 1056136526
    [blksize] => 4096
    [blocks] => 8
)
Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/splfileobject.fstat.php
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