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# Function true/false return values

Most internal functions have been rewritten so they return TRUE when successful and FALSE when failing, as opposed to 0 and -1 in PHP/FI 2.0, respectively. The new behaviour allows for more logical code, like `$fp = fopen("/your/file") or fail("darn!");`. Because PHP/FI 2.0 had no clear rules for what functions should return when they failed, most such scripts will probably have to be checked manually after using the 2.0 to 3.0 convertor.

Example A-9. Migration from 2.0: return values, old code

      1
      2 $fp = fopen($file, "r");
      3 if ($fp == -1);
      4     echo("Could not open $file for reading<br>\n");
      5 endif;
      6

Example A-10. Migration from 2.0: return values, new code

      1
      2 $fp = @fopen($file, "r") or print("Could not open $file for reading<br>\n");
      3

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