__constructsource public

__construct( string $path , boolean $create false , integer $mode 0755 )

Constructor

Parameters

string $path

Path to file

boolean $create optional false

Create file if it does not exist (if true)

integer $mode optional 0755

Mode to apply to the folder holding the file

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-utility-libraries/file-folder.html#File

__destructsource public

__destruct( )

Closes the current file if it is opened

appendsource public

append( string $data , string $force false )

Append given data string to this file.

Parameters

string $data

Data to write

string $force optional false

Force the file to open

Returns

boolean
Success

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-utility-libraries/file-folder.html#File::append

clearStatCachesource public

clearStatCache( boolean $all false )

Clear PHP's internal stat cache

For 5.3 onwards it's possible to clear cache for just a single file. Passing true will clear all the stat cache.

Parameters

boolean $all optional false

Clear all cache or not

closesource public

close( )

Closes the current file if it is opened.

Returns

boolean
True if closing was successful or file was already closed, otherwise false

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-utility-libraries/file-folder.html#File::close

copysource public

copy( string $dest , boolean $overwrite true )

Copy the File to $dest

Parameters

string $dest

Destination for the copy

boolean $overwrite optional true

Overwrite $dest if exists

Returns

boolean
Success

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-utility-libraries/file-folder.html#File::copy

createsource public

create( )

Creates the file.

Returns

boolean
Success

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-utility-libraries/file-folder.html#File::create

deletesource public

delete( )

Deletes the file.

Returns

boolean
Success

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-utility-libraries/file-folder.html#File::delete

executablesource public

executable( )

Returns true if the File is executable.

Returns

boolean
True if it's executable, false otherwise

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-utility-libraries/file-folder.html#File::executable

existssource public

exists( )

Returns true if the file exists.

Returns

boolean
True if it exists, false otherwise

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-utility-libraries/file-folder.html#File::exists

extsource public

ext( )

Returns the file extension.

Returns

string
The file extension

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-utility-libraries/file-folder.html#File::ext

foldersource public

folder( )

Returns the current folder.

Returns

Folder
Current folder

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-utility-libraries/file-folder.html#File::Folder

groupsource public

group( )

Returns the file's group.

Returns

integer|false
The file group, or false in case of an error

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-utility-libraries/file-folder.html#File::group

infosource public

info( )

Returns the file info as an array with the following keys:

• dirname
• basename
• extension
• filename
• filesize
• mime

Returns

array
File information.

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-utility-libraries/file-folder.html#File::info

lastAccesssource public

lastAccess( )

Returns last access time.

Returns

integer|false
Timestamp of last access time, or false in case of an error

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-utility-libraries/file-folder.html#File::lastAccess

lastChangesource public

lastChange( )

Returns last modified time.

Returns

integer|false
Timestamp of last modification, or false in case of an error

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-utility-libraries/file-folder.html#File::lastChange

md5source public

md5( integer|boolean $maxsize 5 )

Get md5 Checksum of file with previous check of Filesize

Parameters

integer|boolean $maxsize optional 5

in MB or true to force

Returns

string|false
md5 Checksum See md5_file(), or false in case of an error

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-utility-libraries/file-folder.html#File::md5

mimesource public

mime( )

Get the mime type of the file. Uses the finfo extension if its available, otherwise falls back to mime_content_type

Returns

false|string
The mimetype of the file, or false if reading fails.

namesource public

name( )

Returns the file name without extension.

Returns

string
The file name without extension.

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-utility-libraries/file-folder.html#File::name

offsetsource public

offset( integer|boolean $offset false , integer $seek SEEK_SET )

Sets or gets the offset for the currently opened file.

Parameters

integer|boolean $offset optional false

The $offset in bytes to seek. If set to false then the current offset is returned.

integer $seek optional SEEK_SET

PHP Constant SEEK_SET | SEEK_CUR | SEEK_END determining what the $offset is relative to

Returns

mixed
True on success, false on failure (set mode), false on failure or integer offset on success (get mode)

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-utility-libraries/file-folder.html#File::offset

opensource public

open( string $mode 'r' , boolean $force false )

Opens the current file with a given $mode

Parameters

string $mode optional 'r'

A valid 'fopen' mode string (r|w|a ...)

boolean $force optional false

If true then the file will be re-opened even if its already opened, otherwise it won't

Returns

boolean
True on success, false on failure

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-utility-libraries/file-folder.html#File::open

ownersource public

owner( )

Returns the file's owner.

Returns

integer|false
The file owner, or false in case of an error

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-utility-libraries/file-folder.html#File::owner

permssource public

perms( )

Returns the "chmod" (permissions) of the file.

Returns

string|false
Permissions for the file, or false in case of an error

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-utility-libraries/file-folder.html#File::perms

preparesource public static

prepare( string $data , boolean $forceWindows false )

Prepares an ASCII string for writing. Converts line endings to the correct terminator for the current platform. If Windows, "\r\n" will be used, all other platforms will use "\n"

Parameters

string $data

Data to prepare for writing.

boolean $forceWindows optional false

If true forces usage Windows newline string.

Returns

string
The with converted line endings.

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-utility-libraries/file-folder.html#File::prepare

pwdsource public

pwd( )

Returns the full path of the file.

Returns

string
Full path to the file

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-utility-libraries/file-folder.html#File::pwd

readsource public

read( string $bytes false , string $mode 'rb' , boolean $force false )

Return the contents of this file as a string.

Parameters

string $bytes optional false

where to start

string $mode optional 'rb'

A fread compatible mode.

boolean $force optional false

If true then the file will be re-opened even if its already opened, otherwise it won't

Returns

mixed
string on success, false on failure

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-utility-libraries/file-folder.html#File::read

readablesource public

readable( )

Returns true if the file is readable.

Returns

boolean
True if file is readable, false otherwise

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-utility-libraries/file-folder.html#File::readable

replaceTextsource public

replaceText( string|array $search , string|array $replace )

Searches for a given text and replaces the text if found.

Parameters

string|array $search

Text(s) to search for.

string|array $replace

Text(s) to replace with.

Returns

boolean
Success

safesource public

safe( string $name null , string $ext null )

Makes file name safe for saving

Parameters

string $name optional null

The name of the file to make safe if different from $this->name

string $ext optional null

The name of the extension to make safe if different from $this->ext

Returns

string
ext The extension of the file

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-utility-libraries/file-folder.html#File::safe

sizesource public

size( )

Returns the file size

Returns

integer|false
Size of the file in bytes, or false in case of an error

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-utility-libraries/file-folder.html#File::size

writablesource public

writable( )

Returns true if the file is writable.

Returns

boolean
True if it's writable, false otherwise

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-utility-libraries/file-folder.html#File::writable

writesource public

write( string $data , string $mode 'w' , string $force false )

Write given data to this file.

Parameters

string $data

Data to write to this File.

string $mode optional 'w'

Mode of writing. See fwrite().

string $force optional false

Force the file to open

Returns

boolean
Success

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-utility-libraries/file-folder.html#File::write

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