What is flock in PHP Filesystem

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

The filesystem flock function  is used to locks or releases a file.


Syntax of flock function

flock(filename, lock, block)

Parameters in flock  function

It have three parameter:

Parameter Description
filename It specifies the file to check.
lock It specifies what kind of lock to use.
block It is optional parameter.

Example of filesystem flock function

<html>

<body>
 

<?php

$file = fopen("C:\wamp\www\Dinesh\Mcn.txt","w+");

if (flock($file,LOCK_EX))

  {

  fwrite($file,"Write something");

  flock($file,LOCK_UN);

  }

else

  {

  echo "Error locking file!";

  }

fclose($file);

?>
 

</body>

</html>


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