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Name

gzwrite — Write a string to a compressed file.

Synopsis

int gzwrite(zp, String[, Length]); int zp: File pointer string String: String to write int Length (optional): Number of bytes to write

Returns

number fo bytes written on success or FALSE on failure

Description

Writes the specified string to a gzip file. The optional string length argument allows the file to stop being written after a specified length. If the string reaches EOF before the specified length is reached, writing also stops. gzwrite() can also be used to compress binary files.

Version

PHP 3, PHP 4 >= 4.0b1

Example

Example 1460. Write a string to a compressed file

$string = "Hello Compressed world!";
$gz = gzopen("myfile.gz","w9");
gzwrite($gz,$string);
gzclose($gz);

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