How do I get a file name from a full path with PHP?

Question

For example, how do I get Output.map

from

F:\\Program Files\\SSH Communications Security\\SSH Secure Shell\\Output.map

Answer 1

The basename function should give you what you want:

Given a string containing a path to a file, this function will return the base name of the file.

For instance, quoting the manual's page:

<?php
    $path = "/home/httpd/html/index.php";
    $file = basename($path);         // $file is set to "index.php"
    $file = basename($path, ".php"); // $file is set to "index"
?>

Or, in your case:

$full = 'F:\Program Files\SSH Communications Security\SSH Secure Shell\Output.map';
var_dump(basename($full));

You'll get:

string(10) "Output.map"

Answer 2

$filename = basename($path);