# SplFileInfo::getRealPath

(PHP 5 >= 5.2.2, PHP 7)

SplFileInfo::getRealPath — Gets absolute path to file

### Description

public SplFileInfo::getRealPath ( ) : string

This method expands all symbolic links, resolves relative references and returns the real path to the file.

### Parameters

This function has no parameters.

### Return Values

Returns the path to the file, or `FALSE` if the file does not exist.

### Examples

Example #1 SplFileInfo::getRealPath() example

`<?php
$info = new SplFileInfo('/..//./../../'.__FILE__);
var_dump($info->getRealPath());
$info = new SplFileInfo('/tmp');
var_dump($info->getRealPath());
$info = new SplFileInfo('/I/Do/Not/Exist');
var_dump($info->getRealPath());
$info = new SplFileInfo('php://output');
var_dump($info->getRealPath());
$info = new SplFileInfo("");
var_dump($info->getRealPath());
?>`

The above example will output something similar to:

    string(28) "/private/tmp/phptempfile.php"
    string(12) "/private/tmp"
    bool(false)
    bool(false)
    string(12) "/private/tmp"

### See Also

- SplFileInfo::isLink() - Tells if the file is a link
- realpath() - Returns canonicalized absolute pathname