How can I overwrite file contents with new content in PHP?
$fname = "database.php";
$fhandle = fopen($fname,"r");
$content = fread($fhandle,filesize($fname));
$content = str_replace("192.168.1.198", "localhost", $content);
$fhandle = fopen($fname,"w");
fwrite($fhandle,$content);
fclose($fhandle);
Use file_put_contents()
file_put_contents('file.txt', 'bar');
echo file_get_contents('file.txt'); // bar
file_put_contents('file.txt', 'foo');
echo file_get_contents('file.txt'); // foo
Alternatively, if you're stuck with fopen()
you can use the w
or w+
modes:
'w' Open for writing only; place the file pointer at the beginning of the file and truncate the file to zero length. If the file does not exist, attempt to create it.
'w+' Open for reading and writing; place the file pointer at the beginning of the file and truncate the file to zero length. If the file does not exist, attempt to create it.