PHP function rewind() and example
In this part of the tutorial we will learn about the function rewind in context of file handling. And also we will see the example related to the rewind function
In this part of the tutorial we will learn about the function rewind in context of file handling. And also we will see the example related to the rewind function
PHP rewind() Function Syntax
bool rewind(file_handle)
- In file handling the file pointer goes to other position after
reading the file.
- rewind() function is used to set the pointer at the
beginning position in the file.
Example of PHP rewind() Function
<?php
$file=fopen("roseindia.txt","r");
echo "<br>file
pointer position ".ftell($file);
fgets($file);
fgets($file);
echo "<br>file
pointer position ".ftell($file);
rewind($file);
echo "<br>after
rewind file pointer position ".ftell($file);
?>
Output
- file pointer position 0
- file pointer position 345
- after rewind file pointer position 0
