PHP | stream_is_local() Function

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The stream_is_local() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to check if a stream is a local stream or URL.

Syntax:

bool stream_is_local( $stream )

Parameters: This function accepts single parameter $stream, which is used to specify the stream to be check.

Return Value: This function returns True on success or False on failure.

Below programs illustrate the stream_is_local() function in PHP:

Program 1:

<?php 
  
// PHP program to illustrate 
// stream_is_local function 
$strm = "https://www.zambiatek.com"; 
  
$res = stream_is_local($strm); 
  
// Print result 
var_dump($res); 
?> 

Output:

bool(false)

Program 2: Program to print the length of array return by the function.

<?php 
  
// PHP program to illustrate  
// stream_is_local function 
$stream1 = '/zambiatek.jpg'; // local 
$stream2 = 'file://zambiatek.jpg'; // local 
$stream3 = 'http://zambiatek.com'; // non local stream 
  
// Checking all strings and print result 
$local = stream_is_local($stream1); 
var_dump($local); 
  
$shouldbelocal = stream_is_local($stream2); 
var_dump($shouldbelocal); 
  
$remote = stream_is_local($stream3); 
var_dump($remote); 
?> 

Output:

bool(true)
bool(false)
bool(false)

Reference: http://php.net/manual/en/function.stream-is-local.php

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