fprintf() Function in PHP 8.2, PHP 8.3 & PHP 8.4


The `fprintf()` function in PHP writes a formatted string to a specified output stream (like a file). It's similar to `printf()`, but instead of outputting to the browser, in PHP 8. PHP 8.1,PHP 8.2,PHP 8.3,and PHP 8.4.Syntax
<?phpfprintf(resource $handle, string $format, mixed ...$values): in
?<Parameters`$handle`: A file system pointer resource (typically created with `fopen()`)`$format`: The format string (same as `printf()` formats)`...$values`: The variables to insert into the format stringReturn ValueReturns the length of the written string.
Example Usage in PHP 8.2<?php// Open a file for writing (or create it if it doesn't exist)$file = fopen('output.txt', 'w');if ($file === false) {die('Unable to open file for writing.');}$name = 'Alice';$age = 28;$score = 95.5;
// Write formatted data to the file$bytesWritten = fprintf($file,"Name: %s\nAge: %d\nScore: %.2f\nDate: %s",$name,$age,$score,date('Y-m-d H:i:s'));echo "Wrote $bytesWritten bytes to file.\n";// Close the filefclose($file);?>PHP 8.2 NotesIn PHP 8.2, `fprintf()` works the same as in previous versions. No significant changes were made to this function in PHP 8.2 specifically. However, PHP 8.2 introduced other improvements like readonly classes, sensitive parameter redaction, and new random extension that you might want to explore alongside file operations.