ftell
Function • Params and return types changed in PHP 8.0
Returns the current position of the file read/write pointer.
ftell Function synopsis
ftell($stream): int|falseParameters
$stream
The file pointer must be valid, and must point to a file successfully
opened by fopen or popen.
ftell gives undefined results for append-only streams
(opened with "a" flag).
Return value
Typeint|false
Returns the position of the file pointer referenced by
$stream as an integer; i.e., its offset into the file stream.
If an error occurs, returns false.
Changes to the ftell Function
PHP 8.0
- Return type added:
int|false - Parameter name of parameter #1 changed:
$fpto$stream
- ftell($fp)
+ ftell($stream): int|falseftell Function Availability
ftell Function Availability| PHP Version | Availability |
|---|---|
| PHP 8.6Upcoming Release | Yes |
| PHP 8.5Supported (Latest) | Yes |
| PHP 8.4Supported | Yes |
| PHP 8.3Security-Fixes Only | Yes |
| PHP 8.2Security-Fixes Only | Yes |
| PHP 8.1Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 8.0Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 7.4Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 7.3Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 7.2Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 7.1Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 7.0Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 5.6Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 5.5Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 5.4Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 5.3Unsupported | Yes |