Chapter 6. File Manipulation
Techniques You’ll Need to Master
How to open a file
How to read from a file
How to write to a file
How to close a file
How to interact with the filesystem
How to lock files
Miscellaneous functions for handling files
Terms You’ll Need to Understand
File resources
File properties
Advisory locking
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Interacting with files is a constant aspect of programming. Whether they are cache files, data files, or configuration files, the ability to manipulate files and their contents is a core skill for PHP programmers. In this chapter, you will learn how to open file stream resources for reading from and writing to files, as well as filesystem-level functions for manipulating file attributes.
Opening Files
When interacting with files ...
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