The touch() function sets the access and modification time of the specified file.Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
bool touch ( string $filename [, int $time = time() [, int $atime ]] )
Attempts to set the access and modification times of the file named in the filename parameter to the value given in time. Note that the access time is always modified, regardless of the number of parameters.
If the file does not exist, it will be created.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| filename | The name of the file being touched |
| time | The touch time. If time is not supplied, the current system time is used |
| atime | If present, the access time of the given filename is set to the value of atime. Otherwise, it is set to the value passed to the time parameter. If neither are present, the current system time is used |