php-doc-en/reference/filesystem/functions/fwrite.xml
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
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<refentry id="function.fwrite">
<refnamediv>
<refname>fwrite</refname>
<refpurpose>Binary-safe file write</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<methodsynopsis>
<type>int</type><methodname>fwrite</methodname>
<methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>handle</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>string</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>length</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<simpara>
<function>fwrite</function> writes the contents of
<parameter>string</parameter> to the file stream pointed to by
<parameter>handle</parameter>. If the <parameter>length</parameter>
argument is given, writing will stop after
<parameter>length</parameter> bytes have been written or the end
of <parameter>string</parameter> is reached, whichever comes
first.
</simpara>
<simpara>
<function>fwrite</function> returns the number of bytes
written, or &false; on error.
</simpara>
<simpara>
Note that if the <parameter>length</parameter> argument is given,
then the <link
linkend="ini.magic-quotes-runtime">magic_quotes_runtime</link>
configuration option will be ignored and no slashes will be
stripped from <parameter>string</parameter>.
</simpara>
<note>
<para>
On systems which differentiate between binary and text files
(i.e. Windows) the file must be opened with 'b' included in
<function>fopen</function> mode parameter.
</para>
</note>
<note>
<para>
If <parameter>handle</parameter> was <function>fopen</function>ed in
append mode, <function>fwrite</function>s are atomic (unless the size of
<parameter>string</parameter> 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 <function>flock</function> a resource before calling
<function>fwrite</function>; all of the data will be written without
interruption.
</para>
</note>
<para>
<example>
<title>A simple <function>fwrite</function> example</title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$filename = 'test.txt';
$somecontent = "Add this to the file\n";
// Let's make sure the file exists and is writable first.
if (is_writable($filename)) {
// In our example we're opening $filename in append mode.
// The file pointer is at the bottom of the file hence
// that's where $somecontent will go when we fwrite() it.
if (!$handle = fopen($filename, 'a')) {
echo "Cannot open file ($filename)";
exit;
}
// Write $somecontent to our opened file.
if (fwrite($handle, $somecontent) === FALSE) {
echo "Cannot write to file ($filename)";
exit;
}
echo "Success, wrote ($somecontent) to file ($filename)";
fclose($handle);
} else {
echo "The file $filename is not writable";
}
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
</example>
</para>
<simpara>
See also <function>fread</function>,
<function>fopen</function>,
<function>fsockopen</function>,
<function>popen</function>, and
<function>file_put_contents</function>.
</simpara>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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