How to use Filesystem ftruncate in PHP

In this article I am going to explain about ftruncate function in PHP.
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PHP ftruncate() Function

The filesystem ftruncate function truncates a file to a given length. The function returns true on success or false on failure.

Syntax of ftruncate function

ftruncate(file, size)

Parameters in ftruncate function

It have two parameter:

Parameter Description
file It specifies the open file to check.
size It specifies the new file size.

Example of filesystem ftruncate function

<html>

<body>

 

<?php

$filename = 'C:\wamp\www\Dinesh\Mcn.txt';

$handle = fopen($filename, 'r+');

ftruncate($handle, rand(1, filesize($filename)));

rewind($handle);

echo fread($handle, filesize($filename));

fclose($handle);

?>

 

</body>

</html>

 

Output:

ftruncatefunctionphp.jpg

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