PHP/file/io

PHP file access functionality

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PHP File fx() glob meta I/O naming

This is a quick index to information about accessing files in PHP.

Functions

• 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 filesystem-related extensions