php dirname() function - how to get directory name from a path in php
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<h2 style="color:Crimson; font-style:italic">php dirname() function example:<br /> how to get directory name from a path</h2>
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<?php
// this is a file path
$filepath = "c:/test/testcode.php";
//get the directory name
echo "<h1 style=color:Green>";
echo "PATH " . $filepath . "<br />";
echo "DIRECTORY " . dirname($filepath);
echo "</h1>";
?>
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