# gzclose

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

gzclose — Close an open gz-file pointer

### Description

bool gzclose ( resource `$zp` )

Closes the given gz-file pointer.

### Parameters

`zp`

  The gz-file pointer. It must be valid, and must point to a file successfully opened by gzopen().

### Return Values

Returns `TRUE` on success or `FALSE` on failure.

### Examples

Example#1 gzclose() example

`<?php
$gz = gzopen('somefile.gz','w9');
gzputs ($gz, 'I was added to somefile.gz');
gzclose($gz);
?>`

### See Also

- gzopen()