(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
touch — Sets access and modification time of file
$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.
filenameThe 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.
      
   Întoarce valoarea TRUE în cazul
succesului sau FALSE în cazul eșecului.
  
| Versiune | Descriere | 
|---|---|
| 5.3.0 | It became possible to change the modification time of a directory under Windows. | 
Example #1 touch() example
<?php
if (touch($filename)) {
    echo $filename . ' modification time has been changed to present time';
} else {
    echo 'Sorry, could not change modification time of ' . $filename;
}
?>
Example #2 touch() using the time parameter
<?php
// This is the touch time, we'll set it to one hour in the past.
$time = time() - 3600;
// Touch the file
if (!touch('some_file.txt', $time)) {
    echo 'Whoops, something went wrong...';
} else {
    echo 'Touched file with success';
}
?>
Notă:
Observați că rezoluția timpului poate să difere de la un sistem de fișiere la altul.
Prior to PHP 5.3.0 it was not possible to change the modification time of a directory with this function under Windows.