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is_dir()

is_dir(string $s): bool

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
$pathstringpath to test

Return value

true when the path is an existing directory.

Example

mkdir("/tmp/hphp_doc_dir");
var_dump(is_dir("/tmp/hphp_doc_dir"));
var_dump(is_dir("/tmp/hphp_doc_dir/missing"));
rmdir("/tmp/hphp_doc_dir");
bool(true)
bool(false)

See also

is_file()mkdir()file_exists()