PHP dirname() Function

Return the path of the parent directory

Definition and Usage

The dirname() function returns the path of the parent directory.

dirname(path, levels)

Parameter	Description
path	Required. Specifies a path to check
levels	Optional. An integer that specifies the number of parent directories to go up. Default is 1

Return Value:	The path of the parent directory on success
PHP Version:	4.0+
Binary Safe:	Yes, in PHP 5.0
PHP Changelog:	PHP 7.0 - Added the levels parameter

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