PHP Function to get MP3 duration

Question

Is there any PHP function that will give me the MP3 duration. I looked at ID 3 function but i don\'t see any thing there for duration and apart from this,id3 is some kind of

Answer 1

There is no native php function to do this.

Depending on your server environment, you may use a tool such as MP3Info.

$length = shell_exec('mp3info -p "%S" sample.mp3');   // total time in seconds