open("r");
echo "the file reads: ";
while($str=$myfile->read(4096))
echo $str;
echo "";
//close the file pointer
$myfile->close();
//create an file object for write, assuming the path is "/tempZone/home/demouser/test_write.txt"
$myfile=new ProdsFile($account,"/tempZone/home/demouser/test_write.txt");
//write hello world to the file, onto "demoResc" as resource. Note that resource name is
//required here by method open(), because iRODS needs to know which resource to write to.
$myfile->open("w+","demoResc");
$bytes=$myfile->write("Hello world!\n");
//print the number of bytes writen
echo "$bytes bytes written
\n";
$myfile->close();
?>