# fileinode

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

fileinode — Gets file inode

### Description

int fileinode ( string `$filename` )

Gets the file inode.

### Parameters

`filename`

  Path to the file.

### Return Values

Returns the inode number of the file, or `FALSE` in case of an error.

### Notes

> 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 List of Supported Protocols/Wrappers for a listing of which wrappers support stat() family of functionality.

### See Also

- stat()