PHP fclose() Function Usage and Example

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The fclose() function closes all open files, and returns true if successful; otherwise, it returns false.

Syntax

bool fclose ( resource $handle )

The file pointer must be valid and must point to a file successfully opened by the fopen() or fsockopen() function.

Online Example

<?php
   $handle = fopen("/PhpProject/sample.txt", "r");
   fclose($handle);
   echo "File closed successfully";
?>

Output Result

File closed successfully

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