The **`fileatime()` function** is a built-in function in PHP. It returns the last access time of any file specified by the user.




# Syntax
```
fileatime($filename)
```
**`$filename`**: The file for which we want to check the last access time.

# Return value
This method returns a Unix timestamp denoting the last access time. If it fails, `False` is returned.

# Code
Let's look at the code to determine when `hello.txt` was last accessed:

<?php
  
// Checking last access time of file 
echo fileatime("hello.txt");
echo "\n";

// formatting the data in data and time format
echo "Checking last access time of file: ".date("F d Y H:i:s.", 
                     fileatime("hello.txt"));

?>

# Syntax
```
fileatime($filename)
```
**`＄filename`**: The file for which we want to check the last access time.

# Return value
This method returns a Unix timestamp denoting the last access time. If it fails, `False` is returned.

# Code
Let's look at the code to determine when `hello.txt` was last accessed:

What is the fileatime() function in PHP?

Syntax

Return value

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