PHP is_resource() Function

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is_resource()This function is used to detect whether a variable is a resource type.

PHP Version Requirements: PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7

Syntax

bool is_resource ( mixed $var )

Parameter Description:

  • $var: The variable to be detected.

Return Value

If the specified variable is of resource type, is_resource() returns TRUE, otherwise it returns FALSE.

Example

For the following example, you need to create a demo.txt file in the current directory.

Example

<?php $fh = fopen('demo.txt','r'); if (is_resource($fh)) { echo "File opened successfully..."; } else { echo "Error opening file"; } ?>

The output result is:

File opened successfully...

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