PHP fwrite() function

Definition and usage

fwrite() function writes to the file (can be safely used for binary files).

Syntax

fwrite(file,string,length)
Parameters Description
file Required. Specifies the file to write to.
string Required. Specifies the string to write to the file.
length Optional. Specifies the maximum number of bytes to write.

Description

fwrite() writes string content is written to the file pointer file . If specified length, when written length bytes or write finished string From now on, writing will stop, depending on which condition is encountered first.

fwrite() returns the number of characters written, or false if an error occurs.

Example

<?php
$file = fopen("test.txt","w");
echo fwrite($file,"Hello World. Testing!");
fclose($file);
?>

Output:

21