Description
int 
ftell ( resource handle )
     Returns the position of the file pointer referenced by
     handle; i.e., its offset into the
     file stream.
    
     If an error occurs, returns FALSE.
    
     The file pointer must be valid, and must point to a file
     successfully opened by fopen() or
     popen().
     ftell() gives undefined results for append-only streams
     (opened with "a" flag).
    
     
| Example 1. ftell() example | 
<?php
 // opens a file and read some data
 $fp = fopen("/etc/passwd", "r");
 $data = fgets($fp, 12);
 
 // where are we ?
 echo ftell($fp); // 11
 
 fclose($fp);
 
 ?>
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     See also fopen(), popen(),
     fseek(), and rewind().