# \[php\] overwriteing with fwrite()

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-overwriteing-with-fwrite/28552>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [August 14, 2003, 9:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-overwriteing-with-fwrite/28552 "2003-08-14T21:54:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny64](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ed655f/32.png) [@Johnny64](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Johnny64)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2003, 9:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-overwriteing-with-fwrite/28552/1 "2003-08-14T21:54:16Z")

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Hoi

```php

$handle = fopen($filename, 'a');
fwrite($handle, $somecontent));
fclose($handle);

```

this will **add** $somecontent to a text(i think)  
but how do i overwrite whats all ready in the text with $somecontent ??

:} thanx :}

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2003, 11:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-overwriteing-with-fwrite/28552/2 "2003-08-14T23:30:06Z")

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```php

$file = "myText.txt";

$fp = fopen($file, "a");

ftruncate($fp, 0);

$fwrite($fp, $somecontent);

$fclose($fp);

```

ftruncate is what you want. Check the manual for details.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 8:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-overwriteing-with-fwrite/28552/3 "2003-08-15T08:20:36Z")

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thanks :}