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// Specify the file name
$fileName = ‘example.txt’;
// Open the file in write mode (‘w’)

$fileHandle = fopen($fileName, ‘w’);

// Check if the file is opened successfully
if ($fileHandle)

{
// Write content to the file
fwrite($fileHandle, ‘This is a line of text.’);

// Close the file handle
fclose($fileHandle);

echo “File ‘$fileName’ has been written successfully.”;
}
else

{
// Display an error message if the file cannot be opened
echo “Error: Unable to open the file for writing.”;
}
?>

</body>
</html>
3 Save the program in C:\Apache24\htdocs in a folder with .php extension
4 Run the Apache services from windows services
5 Open the browser and type the following address

http://localhost/foldername/
6 Click the php file to run and verify the output

TASK 7: Opening a File for appending content
1 Open the text editor

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