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<refentry id="function.is-executable">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>is_executable</refname>
  <refpurpose>Tells whether the filename is executable</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 <refsect1>
  <title>Description</title>
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>bool</type><methodname>is_executable</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>filename</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   Returns &true; if the filename exists and is executable.
  </para>
  <para>
   <function>is_executable</function> became available with
   <productname>Windows</productname> in PHP version 5.0.0.
  </para>
  <para>
   <example>
    <title><function>is_executable</function> example</title>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php

$file = '/home/vincent/somefile.sh';

if (is_executable($file)) {
    echo $file.' is executable';
} else {
    echo $file.' is not executable';
}

?>
]]>
    </programlisting>
   </example>
  </para>

  &note.clearstatcache;

  &tip.fopen-wrapper.stat;

  <para>
   See also <function>is_file</function> and
   <function>is_link</function>.
  </para>
 </refsect1>
</refentry>

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