The cFileHandler class encapsules functionalities for dealing with files.

Methods:

All provided functionalities are in a public static context.

methodName	Description	Example
chmod($filename, $mode)	This method can be used to change file permissions on a nix system. Expected parameters:* $filename: the full path name of a file (including the filename) $mode: permission you want to set in octal mode	chmod('/var/www/index.php,777); The call of the method above grants read, write and execute rights.
copy($filename, $destination)	This method copies a file to a given location. Existing files will be overwritten Expected parameters: $filename: the full path name of a file (including the filename) $destination: the full path name of a file (including the filename) Returns: bool	chmod('/var/www/index.php', '/var/www/index2.php'); The call of the method above copies the index.php file to the index2.php file.

exists($filename)	This method checks if a file exists at the given location Expected parameters: $filename: the full path name of a file (including the filename) Returns: bool	exists('/var/www/index.php'); The call of the method above returns true if the 'var/www/index.php' file exists, otherwise false.
getExtension($basename)	This method returns the file extension of the given file Expected parameters: $filename: the full path name of a file (including the filename) Returns: string	getExtension('/var/www/index.php'); The call of the method above returns the string 'php'.
info($filename)	This method returns information about the given file. The returing array includes the following information: size (byte) atime (unix timestamp: last access) ctime (unix timestamp: creation) mtime (unix timestamp: last modified) perms (4 octal digit: file permissions) extension (string: mime type of the file) Expected parameters: $filename: the full path name of a file (including the filename) Returns: array
isDirectoryEmpty($dir)	This method returns checks if the given directory is empty. Expected parameters: $dir: the full path name of a directory Returns: bool In my opinion this method should be transfered to the cDirHandler class.	isDirectoryEmpty('/var/www/test'); The call of the method above returns true if the given directory exists, otherwise false.
move($filename, $destination)	This method changes the location of the given file Expected parameters: $filename: the full path name of a file (including the filename) $destination: the full path name of a file (including the filename) Returns: bool	move('/var/www/index.php', '/var/www/test/index.php'); The call of the method above moves the index.php file from path '/var/www/' to '/var/www/test/'.
read($filename, $length = 0, $offset = 0, $reverse = false)	This method reads bytes from the given file. Expected parameters: $filename: the full path name of a file (including the filename) Optional parameters: $length (int: number of bytes to read) $offset (int: byte offset) $reverse (bool: start reading from the front or from the end of the file) Returns: bool
readable($filename)	This method checks if the given file is readable. Expected parameters: $filename: the full path name of a file (including the filename) Returns: bool
readLine($filename, $lines = 0, $lineoffset = 0)	This method reads a line from the given file. Expected parameters: $filename: the full path name of a file (including the filename) Optional parameters: $lines(int: number of lines to read) $lineoffset (int: lines offset) Returns: string: read only one line array of strings: read more than one line bool: read nothing
recursiveCopy($filename, $destination)	This method should be transfered to the cDirHandler class and refactored, highly recommended!	Siehe cDirHandler
recursiveRmdir($dirname)	This method should be transfered to the cDirHandler class, highly recommended!	Siehe cDirHandler
remove($filename)	This method removes the given file from the filesystem. Expected parameters: $filename: the full path name of a file (including the filename) Returns: bool
rename($filename, $new_filename)	This method renames the given file from the filesystem. Expected parameters: $filename: the full path name of a file (including the filename) $new_filename: the full path name of a file (including the filename) Returns: bool
setDefaultDirPerms($pathname)	This method should be transfered to the cDirHandler class, highly recommended!	Siehe cDirHandler
setDefaultFilePerms($filename)	This method sets default permissions to the given file Expected parameters: $filename: the full path name of a file (including the filename) Returns: bool
truncate($filename)	This method clears the content of the given file Expected parameters: $filename: the full path name of a file (including the filename) Returns: bool
validateFilename($filename, $notifyAndExitOnFailure = true)	This method validates the filename of the given file with CONENTIDO standard. Expected parameters: $filename: the full path name of a file (including the filename) Optional parameters: $notifyAndExitOnFailure(bool: show notification and exit the script) Returns: bool
write($filename, $content, $append = false)	This method writes data to the given file Expected parameters: $filename: the full path name of a file (including the filename) $content: content you want to write Optional parameters: $append(bool: flag to append the content to a existing file Returns: bool
writeable($filename)	This method checks if the given file is writeable Expected parameters: $filename: the full path name of a file (including the filename) Returns: bool
writeLine($filename, $content, $append = false)	This method writes a line to the given file Expected parameters: $filename: the full path name of a file (including the filename) $content: content you want to write Optional parameters: $append(bool: flag to append the content to a existing file Returns: bool