Gets the path without filename

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# SplFileInfo::getPath

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.2)

SplFileInfo::getPath — Gets the path without filename

### Description

public string SplFileInfo::getPath ( void )

Returns the path to the file, omitting the filename and any trailing slash.

### Parameters

This function has no parameters.

### Return Values

Returns the path to the file.

### Examples

Example #1 SplFileInfo::getPath() example

`<?php
$info = new SplFileInfo('/usr/bin/php');
var_dump($info->getPath());
$info = new SplFileInfo('/usr/');
var_dump($info->getPath());?>`

The above example will output something similar to:

    string(8) "/usr/bin"
    string(4) "/usr"

### See Also

- SplFileInfo::getRealPath() - Gets absolute path to file
- SplFileInfo::getFilename() - Gets the filename
- SplFileInfo::getPathInfo() - Gets an SplFileInfo object for the path

SplFileInfo::getOwner
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