{"id":128304,"date":"2023-05-04T16:45:17","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T11:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/tutorial\/?page_id=128304"},"modified":"2024-04-12T14:33:25","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T09:03:25","slug":"useful-file-functions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/tutorial\/useful-file-functions\/","title":{"rendered":"Useful file functions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Useful file functions<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In PHP, there are several useful file functions that you can use to manipulate files on your server. 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