(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
fwrite — Binary-safe file write
fwrite() writes the contents of
data to the file stream pointed to by
stream.
fwrite() returns the number of bytes
written, or false on failure.
fwrite() raises E_WARNING on failure.
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.0.0 |
length is nullable now.
|
Example #1 A simple fwrite() example
<?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 $somecontent will go when we fwrite() it.
if (!$fp = fopen($filename, 'a')) {
echo "Cannot open file ($filename)";
exit;
}
// Write $somecontent to our opened file.
if (fwrite($fp, $somecontent) === FALSE) {
echo "Cannot write to file ($filename)";
exit;
}
echo "Success, wrote ($somecontent) to file ($filename)";
fclose($fp);
} else {
echo "The file $filename is not writable";
}
?>Note:
Writing to a network stream may end before the whole string is written. Return value of fwrite() may be checked:
<?php
function fwrite_stream($fp, $string) {
for ($written = 0; $written < strlen($string); $written += $fwrite) {
$fwrite = fwrite($fp, substr($string, $written));
if ($fwrite === false) {
return $written;
}
}
return $written;
}
?>
Note:
On systems which differentiate between binary and text files (i.e. Windows) the file must be opened with 'b' included in fopen() mode parameter.
Note:
If
streamwas fopen()ed in append mode, fwrite()s are atomic (unless the size ofdataexceeds 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 flock() a resource before calling fwrite(); all of the data will be written without interruption.
Note:
If writing twice to the file pointer, then the data will be appended to the end of the file content:
<?php
$fp = fopen('data.txt', 'w');
fwrite($fp, '1');
fwrite($fp, '23');
fclose($fp);
// the content of 'data.txt' is now 123 and not 23!
?>