file

Shared File helper functions

Installation

1. composer require mutant/file

Note: Until I make actual docs all the documentation is in docblocks.

General Notes

1. File Modes

r	Read only mode, with the file pointer at the start of the file.
r+	Read/Write mode, with the file pointer at the start of the file.
w	Write only mode. Truncates the existing file by overwriting it. If file doesn’t exist the fopen() function creates a new file.
w+	Read/Write mode. Truncates the existing file by overwriting it. If file doesn’t exist the fopen() function creates a new file.
a	Append mode, with the file pointer at the end of the file. If the file doesn’t exist, the fopen() function creates a new file.
a+	Read/Append mode, with the file pointer at the end of the file. If the file doesn’t exist, the fopen() function creates a new file.
x	Create and open for writing only. If the file exists already, it returns FALSE and generates an error. If file doesn’t exist, a new file is created.
x+	Create and open for reading and writing. If the file exists already, it returns FALSE and generates an error. If file doesn’t exist, a new file is created.

2. Raw php file functions

• fopen() is used to open a file if it exists or it creates a file if it doesn’t exist.
  • if the fopen() function fails to create a file or open a file, it returns 0 (zero).
• fclose() used to close an open file
  • fclose() function returns true on success and false on failure