ftell
    (PHP 3, PHP 4 )
ftell -- Tells file pointer read/write position
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().
    
     
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().