This tutorial will explain how to create and open a file with fopen() function. You will also be introduced to PHP write to file method called fwrite(). The fopen() function is more flexible than readfile(): it is used not only for opening files but also for creating them. The process is similar to the situation with variables: when you try to open a file that does not exist, it is
created for you. The PHP fwrite method is used to write to an opened file. After that, you will be introduced to the number of bytes that were written successfully. If the PHP write to file process goes wrong, the function will return false. Look at the code example below. It shows how to use Example Pros
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fwrite() Method: Add DataNow, this code example illustrates how to PHP write to file by using the Example
We can also use Look at the example below. By executing it, we would easily make PHP write to file called textfile.txt. The exact words to be written are shown to be Example
In our next example, we open the existing file, delete all the existing data and start fresh with an empty file. Then, we use PHP Example
More Code ExamplesThe script in the example below makes PHP create file called file.txt. If there is already an existing file with that particular name and there are any permission issues, the code will close and show an error Example
The code shown in the example below will create a completely empty file named empty.txt. If a file with such name already exists, all the information in it will be erased. Example
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