The **`basename()`** function is a built-in function in PHP. Given the path of any file, this method can remove the entire path and return only the filename. 


# Syntax:
```
string basename ( $path , $suffix )
```
# Parameters

`$path`: String value that specifies the path of a file.

`$suffix`: An optional parameter used if a user does not want to return the extension of the file. 

# Return value
This function returns just the name of the file, removing the path. 



# Code
Here is a coding example of the `basename` function. 


<?php 

$path = "user/home/documents/Hello.txt";

// using the function on the specified path
echo basename($path);
?>

<?php 

$path = "user/home/documents/Hello.txt";
  
// using suffix parameter
echo basename($path, ".txt");
?>

The **`basename()`** function is a built-in function in PHP. Given the path of any file, this method can remove the entire path and return only the filename. 


# Syntax:
```
string basename ( $path , $suffix )
```
# Parameters

`＄path`: String value that specifies the path of a file.

`＄suffix`: An optional parameter used if a user does not want to return the extension of the file. 

# Return value
This function returns just the name of the file, removing the path. 



What is the basename() function in PHP?

Extracts the filename from a given path, optionally removing the file extension.