PHP/file/io: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 22:56, 3 January 2026

Template:Box/navThis is a quick index to information about accessing files in PHP.

Filesystem Functions
- file(): read entire text file into an array (by line)
- file_get_contents(): read entire text file into a string
- file_put_contents()
- file-handle functions:
  - fgetcsv()
  - fgets(): read a line
  - fopen(): open handle to file
  - fputs() is just an alias of fwrite()
  - fputcsv(): write a line in CSV format
  - fread(): binary-safe read
  - fseek(): seek absolute or relative position
  - fwrite(): binary-safe write
File System Related Extensions: also includes Template:L/same-related extensions

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 *** <code>[https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.fwrite fwrite()]</code>: binary-safe write
 * [https://www.php.net/manual/en/refs.fileprocess.file.php File System Related Extensions]: also includes {{l/same|filesystem}}-related extensions
+==Related==
+* [https://www.php.net/manual/en/intro.stream.php streams]