Gets last access time of the file

# SplFileInfo::getATime

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.2, PHP 7, PHP 8)

SplFileInfo::getATime — Gets last access time of the file

### Description

public SplFileInfo::getATime(): int|false

Gets the last access time for the file.

### Parameters

This function has no parameters.

### Return Values

Returns the time the file was last accessed on success, or `false` on failure.

### Errors/Exceptions

Throws RuntimeException on error.

### Examples

Example #1 SplFileInfo::getATime() example

`<?php
$info = new SplFileInfo('example.jpg');
echo 'Last accessed at ' . date('g:i a', $info->getATime());
?>`

The above example will output something similar to:

    Last accessed at 1:49 pm

### See Also

- fileatime() - Gets last access time of file
- SplFileInfo::getCTime() - Gets the inode change time
- SplFileInfo::getMTime() - Gets the last modified time

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