PHP check if file is in use

Question

I want to make a flat files database which will use .php files to store data from the website. My only problem is that if when I \'select\' something from the flatfile datab

Answer 1

Please Try this It worked on my case....

    if(readyToRead(__FILE__)){
        echo "File is ready to read.";
    } else{
        echo "File is used by somebody else.";
    }

   function readyToRead($file){
       return ((time() - filemtime($file)) > 5 ) ? true : false;
   }

Answer 2

look into flock() http://php.net/manual/en/function.flock.php