note 88907 added to function.flock

When writing to a file, you should avoid using w+ because it would erase the contents of the file before locking If you need to write the complete file again you could use the following instead: $fp = fopen('yourfile.txt', 'a') ; if (flock($fp, LOCK_EX)) { ftruncate($fp, 0) ; // <-- this will erase the contents such as 'w+' fputs($fp, 'test string') ; flock($fp, LOCK_UN) ; } fclose($fp) ; Best, Fernando Gabrieli ---- Server IP: 201.216.232.3 Probable Submitter: 190.55.147.209 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.flock.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/88907 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/88907/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/88907/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/88907/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/88907/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/88907/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/88907/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/88907 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/88907 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php