ftruncate()

ftruncate - Truncates a file to a given length

Syntax

bool ftruncate (resource $handle, int $size)

Arguments

• handle - The file pointer. Note: The handle must be open for writing.
• size - The size to truncate to. Note: If size is larger than the file it is extended with null bytes. If size is smaller than the extra data will be lost.

Description

Takes the filepointer, handle, and truncates the file to length, size.

Version

PHP 4, 5

Return value

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.