PHP rewind() Function

Rewind the position of the file pointer to the beginning of the file:

<?php
$file = fopen("test.txt","r");

//Change position of file pointer
fseek($file,"15");

//Set file pointer to 0
rewind($file);

fclose($file);
?>

Definition and Usage

The rewind() function "rewinds" the position of the file pointer to the beginning of the file.

rewind( file)

Parameter	Description
file	Required. Specifies the open file

Return Value:	TRUE on success, FALSE on failure
PHP Version:	4.0+