ftell
(PHP 4, PHP 5)
ftell — Tells file pointer read/write position
Description
int ftell
( resource $handle
)
Tells the file pointer read/write position.
Parameters
Return Values
Returns the position of the file pointer referenced by handle ; i.e., its offset into the file stream.
If an error occurs, returns FALSE.
Examples
Example#1 ftell() example
<?php
// opens a file and read some data
$fp = fopen("/etc/passwd", "r");
$data = fgets($fp, 12);
// where are we ?
echo ftell($fp); // 11
fclose($fp);
?>