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The basename() function in PHP is an inbuilt function which is used to return the base name of a file if the path of the file is provided as a parameter to the basename() function. Syntax:
string basename ( $path , $suffix )
Parameters: The basename() function in PHP accepts two parameters which are path and suffix.
  1. $path: This parameter is of string type and is mandatory. It specifies the path of the file.
  2. $suffix: It is an optional parameter which hides the extension of a file if it ends with a suffix.
Return Value: This function returns the basename of the file whose path has been given as a parameter by the user. Errors And Exception:
  1. The basename() function doesn't recognise path components such as '..' .
  2. The basename() function operates on the input string provided by the user and is unaware of the actual filesystem.
  3. Both slashes, forward slash (/) and backslash (\) are used as directory separator character on a windows platform whereas it is just a forward slash (/) in other environments.
Examples:
Input : $path = "user01/home/documents/geeksforgeeks.php",
Output : geeksforgeeks.php

Input :  $path = "user01/home/documents/geeksforgeeks.php",
         $suffix = ".php"
Output : geeksforgeeks
Below programs illustrate the basename() function: Program 1: php
<?php

$path = "user01/home/documents/geeksforgeeks.php";

// basename() function to show
// filename along with extension
echo basename($path);

?>
Output:
geeksforgeeks.php
Program 2: php
<?php

$path = "user01/home/documents/geeksforgeeks.php";

// basename() function to show the
// filename while hiding the extension
echo basename($path, ".php");

?>
Output:
geeksforgeeks
Reference: http://php.net/manual/en/function.basename.php

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