What are the limitations in accessing folder creation dates directly in PHP?

When using PHP, there is no built-in function to directly access the creation date of a folder. One way to work around this limitation is to use the filemtime() function to get the last modification date of a folder, which can serve as an approximation of the creation date. However, this may not always be accurate as the modification date can change due to various reasons. 

$folderPath = 'path/to/folder';

// Get the last modification time of the folder
$lastModifiedTime = filemtime($folderPath);

// Convert the timestamp to a human-readable format
$creationDate = date('Y-m-d H:i:s', $lastModifiedTime);

echo "Folder creation date: " . $creationDate;

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