fwrite
fwrite writes the contents of data to the file stream pointed to by stream.
Parameters
- stream
-
A file system pointer resource that is typically created using fopen.
- data
-
The string that is to be written.
- length
-
If length is an int, writing will stop after length bytes have been written or the end of data is reached, whichever comes first.
Return Values
fwrite returns the number of bytes written, or false on error.
Notes
Note:
Writing to a network stream may end before the whole string is written. Return value of fwrite may be checked:
<?php
function fwrite_stream($fp, $string) {
for ($written = 0; $written < strlen($string); $written += $fwrite) {
$fwrite = fwrite($fp, substr($string, $written));
if ($fwrite === false) {
return $written;
}
}
return $written;
}
?>
Note:
On systems which differentiate between binary and text files (i.e. Windows) the file must be opened with 'b' included in fopen mode parameter.
Note:
If stream was fopened in append mode, fwrites are atomic (unless the size of data exceeds the filesystem's block size, on some platforms, and as long as the file is on a local filesystem). That is, there is no need to flock a resource before calling fwrite; all of the data will be written without interruption.
Note:
If writing twice to the file pointer, then the data will be appended to the end of the file content:
<?php
$fp = fopen('data.txt', 'w');
fwrite($fp, '1');
fwrite($fp, '23');
fclose($fp);
// the content of 'data.txt' is now 123 and not 23!
?>
Changelog
| Version | Description |
| 8.0.0 | length is nullable now. |