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File Handling in PHP(1632)

The document provides an overview of file handling in PHP, detailing functions such as fopen(), fread(), fwrite(), fclose(), and unlink() for creating, reading, writing, and deleting files. It also explains how to upload files using the $_FILES global variable and the move_uploaded_file() function, along with a sample HTML form for file uploads. Additionally, it includes configuration instructions for enabling file uploads in the php.ini file.

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File Handling in PHP(1632)

The document provides an overview of file handling in PHP, detailing functions such as fopen(), fread(), fwrite(), fclose(), and unlink() for creating, reading, writing, and deleting files. It also explains how to upload files using the $_FILES global variable and the move_uploaded_file() function, along with a sample HTML form for file uploads. Additionally, it includes configuration instructions for enabling file uploads in the php.ini file.

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Prin.K.P.

Mangalvedhekar institute
of management, career
development and research
Solapur
Name : Samarth Nandkumar
Pawar Roll no : 1632
BCA-II Semester-III
Topic : File Handling in PHP
Subject : Web development
using PHP
File Handling in PHP
Introduction to File Handling
In PHP File System allows us to create file, read
file line by line, read file character by character,
write file, append file, delete file and close file.
PHP supports following functions to
handle(Create, Read, Write, Delete and Close)
files.
Fopen()
fread()
fwrite()
fclose()
unlink()
1.fopen() function
Fopen() function is used to open file or URL.
The fopen() function accepts two arguments: $filename and $mode.
The $filename represents the file to be opended and $mode represents the
file mode for example read-only, read-write, write-only etc.
Syntax:
fopen ( string $filename , string $mode)
Supported modes are:
r - Read Only r+ - Read & Write
w - Write Only w+ - Read & Write
a - Write Only(Append).
Example:
<?php
$filename = “D:\\samarth\\file.txt”;
$fp = fopen($filename, “r”);//open file in read mode
?>
--------------------------------------------------------------------
2.fread() function:
fread() function is used to read data of the file. It requires
two arguments: file resource and file size.
-Syntax:
fread (resource $fp, int $length )
$fp represents file pointer that is created by fopen()
function.
$length represents length of file (bytes)to be read.
Example:
<?php
$filename = “D:\\samarth\\file.txt”;
$fp = fopen($filename, “r”);//open file in read mode
$content = fread($fp, filesize($filename));//read file
echo “$content”;//printing data of file
fclose($fp);//close file
?>
Note: To read content of file, we need to open file
with r , r+, w+ mode.
3.Fwrite() function:
fwrite() function is used to write content (string) into
file.
Fwrite() function will erase the previous data of the file
and writes the new data.
It requires two arguments: file resource and
data(string).
Fwrite(resource $fp, string $data)
$fp represents file pointer that is created by fopen()
function.
$data represents text to be write.
To write data into file, you need to use w,r+,w+ mode
Example:
<?php
$filename = “D:\\samarth\\file.txt”;
$fp = fopen($filename, “w”);//open file in write mode
fwrite($fp,’PHP is a Scripting’);
fclose($fp);//close file
?>
o/p: PHP is a Scripting
Example:
<?php
$filename = “D:\\samarth\\file.txt”;
$fp = fopen($filename, “a”);//open file in write mode
fwrite($fp,’language at server side’);
fclose($fp);//close file
?>
o/p: PHP is a Scripting language at server side
4.fclose() function:
fclose() function is used to close an open file.
It requires one argument i.e. “File Pointer”.
Syntax:
fclose ( resource $fp )
$fp represents file pointer that is created by fopen()
function.
Example:
<?php
fclose($fp);
?>
5.unlink() function:
In PHP, we can delete any file using unlink() function.
The unlink() function accepts one argument only: file
name.
Syntax:
unlink ( string $filename )
$filename represents the name of the file to be
deleted.

Example:
<?php
$status=unlink(‘data.txt’);
if($status){
echo ”File deleted successfully”;
}else{
echo ”Sorry!”;
}
?>
File Upload
PHP allow you to upload any type of a file i.e. image, binary or
text files.etc..,
PHP has one in built global variable i.e. $_FILES, it contains
all information about file.
By the help of $_FILES global variable, we can get file name,
file type, file size and temp file name associated with file.
In HTML, File Upload control can be created by using
following:
<input type=“file” name=“fileupload”/>
File Upload

• $_FILES['filename']['name']
returns file name.
• $_FILES['filename']['type']
returns MIME type of the file.
• $_FILES['filename']['size']
returns size of the file (in bytes).
• $_FILES['filename']['tmp_name']
returns temporary file name of the file which
was stored on the server.
File Upload
• move_uploaded_file() function
The move_uploaded_file() function moves the uploaded file
to a new location.
It moves the file if it is uploaded through the POST request.
Syntax

move_uploaded_file ( string $filename , string $destination )

Configure The "php.ini" File


• First, ensure that PHP is configured to allow file uploads.
• In your "php.ini" file, search for the file_uploads directive,
and set it to “On”
i.e. file_uploads = On
“Fileupload.php” File Upload
<html>
<head>
<title>File Upload</title>
</head>
<body>
<form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
Select File:
<input type="file" name="fileToUpload"/>
<input type="submit" value="Upload Any File" name="submit"/>
</form>
<?php
if(isset($_POST["submit"]))
{
$target_path = "D:/";
$target_path=$target_path.basename($_FILES['fileToUpload'] ['name'] );

if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['fileToUpload']['tmp_name'], $target_path))
{
echo "File uploaded successfully!";
}
else
{
echo "Sorry, file not uploaded, please try again!";
}
}
?>
</body>
</html>
Output :
Thanks!

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