PHP Write to File

<?PHP
	$handle = fopen("test.txt","w+");
	fwrite($handle,"PHP tutorial");
	fwrite($handle, "Write to a file");
	fclose($handle);
?>

fopen() modes:

Syntax
Description
w
write only, delete the file content, if file not exist, create it
w+
read and write, delete the file content, if file not exist, create it
a
write only, append, if file not exist, create it
a+
read and write, if file not exist, create it

file_put_content() function can write content into a file without openning it:

<?PHP
	$file = "test.txt";
	file_put_contents($file,"append something", FILE_APPEND);
?>

file_put_contents() flags:

flags
Description
FILE_USE_INCLUDE_PATH
search file in the included directory
FILE_APPEND
append
LOCK_EX
exclusive writing, proventing other people write to the file at the same time


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