fclose()
fclose() — Closes an open file pointer.
Built-in function of PHP 8.5. The manual lists it as available in PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8. This page is the reference card: signature, parameters and return value, plus the changelog and the example the manual provides.
Signature
fclose(resource $stream): bool
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | What it takes |
|---|---|---|
| $stream | resource | The file pointer must be valid, and must point to a file successfully opened by fopen() or fsockopen(). |
Return value
Returns true on success or false on failure.
Example
A runnable snippet:
$handle = fopen('somefile.txt', 'r'); fclose($handle);
See also
All PHP 8.5 built-in functions
Reference card built from the PHP manual page fclose() (PHP documentation, CC BY 3.0). The page is generated from the manual, so the wording of the parameter and return value text follows php.net.