## Example

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     array stat ( string $filename )

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## Description

Gathers the statistics of the file named by filename. If filename is a symbolic link, statistics are from the file itself, not the symlink. lstat() is identical to stat() except it would instead be based off the symlinks status.

## Return Values

stat() and fstat() result format Numeric Associative (since PHP 4.0.6) Description