GZWRITE(3) 1 GZWRITE(3)
gzwrite - Binary-safe gz-file write
SYNOPSIS
int gzwrite (resource $zp, string $string, [int $length])
DESCRIPTION
gzwrite(3) writes the contents of $string to the given gz-file.
PARAMETERS
o $zp
- The gz-file pointer. It must be valid, and must point to a file successfully opened by gzopen(3).
o $string
- The string to write.
o $length
- The number of uncompressed bytes to write. If supplied, writing will stop after $length (uncompressed) bytes have been written
or the end of $string is reached, whichever comes first.
Note
Note that if the $length argument is given, then the magic_quotes_runtime configuration option will be ignored and no
slashes will be stripped from $string.
RETURN VALUES
Returns the number of (uncompressed) bytes written to the given gz-file stream.
EXAMPLES
Example #1
gzwrite(3) example
<?php
$string = 'Some information to compress';
$gz = gzopen('somefile.gz','w9');
gzwrite($gz, $string);
gzclose($gz);
?>
SEE ALSO
gzread(3), gzopen(3).
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