(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
gzwrite — Binary-safe gz-file write
$stream, string $data, ?int $length = null): int|false
gzwrite() writes the contents of
data to the given gz-file.
streamThe gz-file pointer. It must be valid, and must point to a file successfully opened by gzopen().
dataThe string to write.
length
The number of uncompressed bytes to write. If supplied, writing will
stop after length (uncompressed) bytes have been
written or the end of data is reached,
whichever comes first.
Returns the number of (uncompressed) bytes written to the given gz-file
stream, or false on failure.
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.0.0 |
length is nullable now; previously, the default was
0.
|
| 7.4.0 |
This functions returns false on failure now; previously 0 was returned.
|
Example #1 gzwrite() example
<?php
$string = 'Some information to compress';
$gz = gzopen('somefile.gz','w9');
gzwrite($gz, $string);
gzclose($gz);
?>