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# basename

basename -- return filename component of path

## Description

`string basename`(string path);

Given a string containing a path to a file, this function will return the base name of the file.

On Windows, both slash (`/`) and backslash (`\`) are used as path separator character. In other environments, it is the forward slash (`/`).

Example 1. basename() example
    $path = "/home/httpd/html/index.php3";
    $file = basename($path); // $file is set to "index.php3"

See also: dirname()

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