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<refentry xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xml:id="function.basename">
<refnamediv>
<refname>basename</refname>
<refpurpose>Returns filename component of path</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1 role="description">
&reftitle.description;
<methodsynopsis>
<type>string</type><methodname>basename</methodname>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>path</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>suffix</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<para>
Given a string containing a path to a file, this function will return the
base name of the file.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="parameters">
&reftitle.parameters;
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>path</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
A path.
</para>
<para>
On Windows, both slash (<literal>/</literal>) and backslash
(<literal>\</literal>) are used as directory separator character. In
other environments, it is the forward slash (<literal>/</literal>).
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>suffix</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
If the filename ends in <parameter>suffix</parameter> this will also
be cut off.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="returnvalues">
&reftitle.returnvalues;
<para>
Returns the base name of the given <parameter>path</parameter>.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="changelog">
&reftitle.changelog;
<para>
<informaltable>
<tgroup cols="2">
<thead>
<row>
<entry>&Version;</entry>
<entry>&Description;</entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row>
<entry>4.1.0</entry>
<entry>
The <parameter>suffix</parameter> parameter was added
</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</informaltable>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="examples">
&reftitle.examples;
<para>
<example>
<title><function>basename</function> example</title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?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"
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
</example>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="seealso">
&reftitle.seealso;
<para>
<simplelist>
<member><function>dirname</function></member>
<member><function>pathinfo</function></member>
</simplelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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