php-doc-en/reference/spl/splfileobject/flock.xml
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<refentry xml:id="splfileobject.flock" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
<refnamediv>
<refname>SplFileObject::flock</refname>
<refpurpose>Portable file locking</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1 role="description">
&reftitle.description;
<methodsynopsis>
<modifier>public</modifier> <type>bool</type><methodname>SplFileObject::flock</methodname>
<methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>operation</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter role="reference">wouldblock</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<para>
Locks or unlocks the file in the same portable way as <function>flock</function>.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="parameters">
&reftitle.parameters;
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>operation</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
<parameter>operation</parameter> is one of the following:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<simpara>
<constant>LOCK_SH</constant> to acquire a shared lock (reader).
</simpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<simpara>
<constant>LOCK_EX</constant> to acquire an exclusive lock (writer).
</simpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<simpara>
<constant>LOCK_UN</constant> to release a lock (shared or exclusive).
</simpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<simpara>
<constant>LOCK_NB</constant> to not block while locking (not supported on Windows).
</simpara>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>wouldblock</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Set to &true; if the lock would block (EWOULDBLOCK errno condition).
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="returnvalues">
&reftitle.returnvalues;
<para>
&return.success;
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="examples">
&reftitle.examples;
<para>
<example>
<title><methodname>SplFileObject::flock</methodname> example</title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$file = new SplFileObject("/tmp/lock.txt", "w");
if ($file->flock(LOCK_EX)) { // do an exclusive lock
$file->ftruncate(0); // truncate file
$file->fwrite("Write something here\n");
$file->flock(LOCK_UN); // release the lock
} else {
echo "Couldn't get the lock!";
}
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
</example>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="seealso">
&reftitle.seealso;
<para>
<simplelist>
<member><function>flock</function></member>
</simplelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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