RE: [PHP] Re: using "filemtime" on remote files
| From: | o dot cook at etoncollege dot org dot uk | Date: | Wed, 08 Nov 2000 15:17:18 +0000 |
| Subject: | RE: [PHP] Re: using "filemtime" on remote files | ||
| Groups: | php.general | ||
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I doubt you will be able to get information about a remote file
(http://www.site.com/rz_wap.doc)
Perhaps trying the /path/to/rz_wap.doc and see if that helps.
ollie
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phil Taylor [mailto:phil.taylor@bigfoot.com]
> Sent: 08 November 2000 15:11
> To: php-general@lists.php.net
> Subject: [PHP] Re: using "filemtime" on remote files
>
>
> Hi
>
>
> I would like to create a function which returns the date
> last modified of a file on a remote server:-
>
> So far I have
>
> <?php echo date("j M Y",
> filemtime("http://www.resultszone.com/rz_wap.doc"));
> ?>
>
> which returns "01 Jan 1970", which is not correct. I'm
> guessing that this is the result when it can't find the file
> or hasn't got access.
>
> Can anybody throw any light on the problem here?
>
> Thanks
>
> Phil
>