The ‘array_map’ function sends the value of every element in the array to a user-defined function. It then returns an array with new values, because of calling the user-defined function on the array.Syntax of array_map functionarray_map ( user-defined function, array_1, array_2, array_3…)The user-defined function and the array_1 are compulsory arguments, ... Read More

To read last line from file in PHP, the code is as follows −$line = ''; $f = fopen('data.txt', 'r'); $cursor = -1; fseek($f, $cursor, SEEK_END); $char = fgetc($f); //Trim trailing newline characters in the file while ($char === "" || $char === "\r") {    fseek($f, $cursor--, SEEK_END);   ... Read More

The ‘foreach’ loop can be used to multiple index variables of two arrays. This has been shown below −Example Live DemoOutputThis will produce the following output −aB12 PQ34 cd90 pm49Note − If there are more than 2 arrays, nested ‘foreach’ loops can be used.Here, 2 arrays have been declared and they ... Read More

The ‘preg_replace’ function can be used to match the characters in the string and remove the unnecessary characters.To keep letters and numbers −Example Live DemoOutputThis will produce the following output −Hello my name is Bobby I am 8 yearsTo keep letters only −Example Live DemoOutputThis will produce the following output −Hello my ... Read More

To detect base64 encoding in PHP, the code is as follows −Example Live Demo

The array_filter() or PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY option on preg_split() can be used to remove empty values from a string when it is exploded −Example Live Demo

The fopen can’t be used to create directories. This is because fopen function doesn't create or open folders, it only works with files.Before using the fopen function, one should check with is_dir first if it exists, if not create it using the mkdir function −$filename = '/path/to /file.txt'; $dirname = ... Read More

The below code can be used to import CSV file in PHP −The file will display the contents of the csv file are displayed on the screen.In the above code, beginning from row 1 (since row 0 would usually contain headers/column names), the csv file is opened in read mode ... Read More

To check if a folder or a file is in use, the function is_dir() or is_file() can be used.The scandir function is an inbuilt function that returns an array of files and directories of a specific directory. It lists the files and directories present inside the path specified by the ... Read More

When the backslash \ does not escape the terminating quote of the string or even create a valid escape sequence (in double quoted strings), then the below code can be used to produce one backslash −Example Live Demo$string = 'abc\def'; print($string);OutputThis will produce the following output −abc\defExample Live Demo$string = "abc\def"; print($string);OutputThis ... Read More