fileperms
    (PHP 3, PHP 4, PHP 5)
fileperms -- Gets file permissions
Description
int 
fileperms ( string filename )
    
     Returns the permissions on the file, or FALSE in case of an error.
    
Note: The results of this 
function are cached. See clearstatcache() for 
more details.
Tip: As of PHP 5.0.0 this function
can also be used with some URL wrappers.  Refer to 
Appendix M for a listing of which wrappers support 
stat() family of functionality.
| Example 1. Display permissions as an octal value | 
<?phpecho substr(sprintf('%o', fileperms('/tmp')), -4);
 echo substr(sprintf('%o', fileperms('/etc/passwd')), -4);
 ?>
 | 
 This would produce the output: | 
| Example 2. Display full permissions | 
<?php$perms = fileperms('/etc/passwd');
 
 if (($perms & 0xC000) == 0xC000) {
 // Socket
 $info = 's';
 } elseif (($perms & 0xA000) == 0xA000) {
 // Symbolic Link
 $info = 'l';
 } elseif (($perms & 0x8000) == 0x8000) {
 // Regular
 $info = '-';
 } elseif (($perms & 0x6000) == 0x6000) {
 // Block special
 $info = 'b';
 } elseif (($perms & 0x4000) == 0x4000) {
 // Directory
 $info = 'd';
 } elseif (($perms & 0x2000) == 0x2000) {
 // Character special
 $info = 'c';
 } elseif (($perms & 0x1000) == 0x1000) {
 // FIFO pipe
 $info = 'p';
 } else {
 // Unknown
 $info = 'u';
 }
 
 // Owner
 $info .= (($perms & 0x0100) ? 'r' : '-');
 $info .= (($perms & 0x0080) ? 'w' : '-');
 $info .= (($perms & 0x0040) ?
 (($perms & 0x0800) ? 's' : 'x' ) :
 (($perms & 0x0800) ? 'S' : '-'));
 
 // Group
 $info .= (($perms & 0x0020) ? 'r' : '-');
 $info .= (($perms & 0x0010) ? 'w' : '-');
 $info .= (($perms & 0x0008) ?
 (($perms & 0x0400) ? 's' : 'x' ) :
 (($perms & 0x0400) ? 'S' : '-'));
 
 // World
 $info .= (($perms & 0x0004) ? 'r' : '-');
 $info .= (($perms & 0x0002) ? 'w' : '-');
 $info .= (($perms & 0x0001) ?
 (($perms & 0x0200) ? 't' : 'x' ) :
 (($perms & 0x0200) ? 'T' : '-'));
 
 echo $info;
 ?>
 | 
 This would produce the output: | 
     See also is_readable(),
     and stat()