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Moodle File Functions

This document summarizes common PHP functions related to files, including functions to read files like file(), is_readable(), and file_get_contents(); write files like tempname(), file_put_contents(), and fputcsv(); and manage temporary files like tmpfile(). These functions provide easy ways to work with files from within PHP programs.

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Moodle File Functions

This document summarizes common PHP functions related to files, including functions to read files like file(), is_readable(), and file_get_contents(); write files like tempname(), file_put_contents(), and fputcsv(); and manage temporary files like tmpfile(). These functions provide easy ways to work with files from within PHP programs.

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Functions Related to file

Function Name Description


Given a filename returns the array as line
of file.
file($filename)
Function is standard function working for
php 4 and 5 version.

Checks whether the file at a given path is


is_readable($filename) valid and readable or not
@return true/false

tmpfile() Create a temporary file

Create file with unique file name.

@dir = The directory where the temporary


tempname($dir,$prefix)
filename will be created.
@prefix = The prefix of the generated
temporary filename.

Read the file and return the content of file


file_get_contents($filename, $flags = in String format.
null, $context = null, $offset = null,
$maxlen = null) @return The function returns the read data
or false on failure.

Writes a String to a file


file_put_contents($filename, $data,
@return int The function returns the number
$flags = null, $context = null)
of bytes that were written to the file, or
false on failure.

fgetcsv Reads the CSV file

Write the content as CSV format to the CSV


fputcsv
file.

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