Php ftell
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PHP function ftell
This function returns the current position of the file read/write pointer.
Syntax ftell
handle is a file pointer created by fopen() function.
ftell(handle);
Return
Return the file pointer position as an integer. When there is an error, returns False.
Example 1
File Content (myfile.txt)
Leader leads Teacher teaches Mother makes Father makes Friend cares Brother loves Partner cooperates
Code
<?php
$fh = fopen("myfile.txt", "r");
// while it is not end of a file.
echo fgets($fh);
echo '<br/>';
echo ftell($fh);
echo '<br/>';
echo fgets($fh);
echo '<br/>';
echo ftell($fh);
echo '<br/>';
fseek($fh,0);
echo ftell($fh);
fclose($fh);
?>
Output
Leader leads 14 Teacher teaches 31 0
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