# stream_is_local

(PHP 5 >= 5.2.4, PHP 7)

stream_is_local — Checks if a stream is a local stream

### Description

stream_is_local ( mixed `$stream_or_url` ) : bool

Checks if a stream, or a URL, is a local one or not.

### Parameters

`stream_or_url`

  The stream resource or URL to check.

### Return Values

Returns `TRUE` on success or `FALSE` on failure.

### Examples

Example #1 stream_is_local() example

Basic usage example.

`<?php
var_dump(stream_is_local("http://example.com"));
var_dump(stream_is_local("/etc"));
?>`

The above example will output something similar to:

    bool(false)
    bool(true)