diff --git a/reference/filesystem/functions/clearstatcache.xml b/reference/filesystem/functions/clearstatcache.xml index 3e8781019b..4486f039b2 100644 --- a/reference/filesystem/functions/clearstatcache.xml +++ b/reference/filesystem/functions/clearstatcache.xml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + @@ -12,20 +12,25 @@ voidclearstatcache - - When you use stat(), lstat(), or any of the other functions listed in the affected functions - list (below), PHP caches the information those functions return in order to provide faster - performance. However, in certain cases, you may want to clear the cached information. For - instance, if the same file is being checked multiple times within a single script, and that file - is in danger of being removed or changed during that script's operation, you may elect to clear the - status cache. In these cases, you can use the clearstatcache() function to clear the information that PHP caches about a file. + + When you use stat, lstat, or + any of the other functions listed in the affected functions list (below), + PHP caches the information those functions return in order to provide + faster performance. However, in certain cases, you may want to clear the + cached information. For instance, if the same file is being checked + multiple times within a single script, and that file is in danger of + being removed or changed during that script's operation, you may elect to + clear the status cache. In these cases, you can use the + clearstatcache function to clear the information + that PHP caches about a file. - This function caches information about specific filenames, so you only need to call clearstatcache() if - you are performing multiple operations on the same filename and require the information about that - particular file to not be cached. - + This function caches information about specific filenames, so you only + need to call clearstatcache if you are performing + multiple operations on the same filename and require the information + about that particular file to not be cached. + Affected functions include stat,