recode_file

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 < 7.4.0)

recode_fileRecode from file to file according to recode request

Description

recode_file(string $request, resource $input, resource $output): bool

Recode the file referenced by file handle input into the file referenced by file handle output according to the recode request.

Parameters

request

The desired recode request type

input

A local file handle resource for the input

output

A local file handle resource for the output

Return Values

Returns false, if unable to comply, true otherwise.

Examples

Example #1 Basic recode_file() example

<?php
$input
= fopen('input.txt', 'r');
$output = fopen('output.txt', 'w');
recode_file("us..flat", $input, $output);
?>

Notes

This function does not currently process file handles referencing remote files (URLs). Both file handles must refer to local files.

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martin dot smeeckaert at gmail dot com
10 years ago
The recode_file function will put the file position indicator at the end of each files, so if you want to re-use the handles use fseek beforehand.
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