xattr_supported
    (PECL)
xattr_supported -- 
   Check if filesystem supports extended attributes
  
Description
bool 
xattr_supported ( string filename [, int flags] )
   This functions checks if the filesystem holding the given file supports 
   extended attributes. Read access to the file is required.
  
Parameters
   
- filename
 
       The path of the tested file.
      
- flags
 
       
Table 1. Supported xattr flags
| XATTR_DONTFOLLOW | Do not follow the symbolic link but operate on symbolic link itself. | 
 
      
 
  Return Values
   This function returns TRUE if filesystem supports extended attributes,
   FALSE if it doesn't and NULL if it can't be determined (for example
   wrong path or lack of permissions to file).
  
Examples
   
Example 1. xattr_supported() example 
     The following code checks if we can use extended attributes.
     
<?php $file = 'some_file';
  if (xattr_supported($file)) {     /* ... make use of some xattr_* functions ... */ }
  ?>
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