PHP function fopen()

The `fopen()` function represents low-level access to files on disk.

The programmer has to do everything himself (opening the file, reading the data, writing new data, closing the file).

If you just need to read and write files quickly, there are simpler options:

• file_get_contents() - reading from a file
• file_put_contents() - writing to a file

Basic usage

$text = 'Any text to be saved...';

$file = fopen('file.html', 'a+'); // Opens file and mode

fwrite($file, $text); // Saves to file
fclose($file); // Closes the file

If we open a file for reading and it is not closed, no other process can access it!

Types of file handling modes

We can work with files in different modes, which tell information about access rights.

For example, if we want to open a file for read-only, then the r mode is sufficient.

If we open the file for writing, then it will be marked as open on disk and another process (script) will not be able to write to it until we close it again. This ensures that the file will not be corrupted during writing.

Jan Barášek   Více o autorovi

Autor článku pracuje jako seniorní vývojář a software architekt v Praze. Navrhuje a spravuje velké webové aplikace, které znáte a používáte. Od roku 2009 nabral bohaté zkušenosti, které tímto webem předává dál.

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