Extract Directory From Filename

Hey guys-

Can anyone show me how to extact the directory path from a given filename?

For example, I am given: /home/users/joe/data/hello.dat

and I want to extract: /home/users/joe/data

If anyone could show me how to accomplish this, I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks guys!

try this:

$path = pathinfo("/home/users/joe/data/hello.dat")

echo $path["dirname"]

Or even simpler, use dirname

Diego

Thanks guys!

Both worked great. I appreciate the help.