Check last js/css file in folder

Question

I am building up a simple PHP script to get all my site css/js files combined.

What I would like to do now is checking for the most recent built css or js file in the "cache" folder.

So... some function like:

function getLastFile('js'){
   return the js file name
}

function getLastFile('css'){
   return the css file name
}

I've found out solutions on the net on how to check for the last file in some folder... but how can I exactly check the last by a specific extension?

You can use `glob('cache/*.js')`. – Dave Chen Oct 06 '13 at 02:54 — Dave Chen, Oct 06 '13 at 02:54
may be easier to use the os native functions. – Oct 06 '13 at 03:12 — , Oct 06 '13 at 03:12

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:29

1

You can use the glob function.

For getting the js files, use glob('cache/*.js'); and for css glob(cache/*.css); And you can use filetime to get the latest modified file.

Refer to this question.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:29

Community

answered Oct 06 '13 at 03:02

varun1505

+1, this method is awesome. Note that you can run foreach on it. – Dave Chen Oct 06 '13 at 03:03

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 06 '13 at 03:01

0

if u mean last as most recent built

//get the last-modified-date of this very file
$lastModifiedTime=filemtime($Cachedfile);

or better have a look over the smartoptimizer Code , have a tiny look through its source u will surely get an idea

answered Oct 06 '13 at 03:01

internals-in

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