(PHP 5 >= 5.2.2)
SplFileInfo::getRealPath — Gets absolute path to file
This method expands all symbolic links, resolves relative references and returns the real path to the file.
Esta función no tiene parámetros.
Returns the path to the file.
Example #1 SplFileInfo::getRealPath() example
<?php
$info = new SplFileInfo('/..//./../../'.__FILE__);
var_dump($info->getRealPath());
$info = new SplFileInfo('/tmp');
var_dump($info->getRealPath());
?>
El resultado del ejemplo sería algo similar a:
string(28) "/private/tmp/phptempfile.php" string(12) "/private/tmp"