If you use the command line interface (CLI SAPI), you may be interested by the 3 standard input/output streams (STDIN, STDOUT & STDERR) described at: https://www.php.net/manual/en/features.commandline.io-streams.php
    (PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
fprintf — 将格式化后的字符串写入到流
   写入一个根据 format 格式化后的字符串到
   由 handle 句柄打开的流中。
  
handle文件系统指针,是典型地由 fopen() 创建的 resource(资源)。
format
   The format string is composed of zero or more directives:
   ordinary characters (excluding %) that are
   copied directly to the result and conversion
   specifications, each of which results in fetching its
   own parameter.
  
   A conversion specification follows this prototype:
   %[argnum$][flags][width][.precision]specifier.
  
    An integer followed by a dollar sign $,
    to specify which number argument to treat in the conversion.
   
| Flag | 说明 | 
|---|---|
- | 
       Left-justify within the given field width; Right justification is the default | 
+ | 
       
        Prefix positive numbers with a plus sign
        +; Default only negative
        are prefixed with a negative sign.
        | 
      
 (space) | 
       Pads the result with spaces. This is the default. | 
0 | 
       
        Only left-pads numbers with zeros.
        With s specifiers this can
        also right-pad with zeros.
        | 
      
'(char) | 
       Pads the result with the character (char). | 
An integer that says how many characters (minimum) this conversion should result in.
    A period . followed by an integer
    who's meaning depends on the specifier:
    
e, E,
       f and F
       specifiers: this is the number of digits to be printed
       after the decimal point (by default, this is 6).
      
     g, G,
       h and H
       specifiers: this is the maximum number of significant
       digits to be printed.
      
     s specifier: it acts as a cutoff point,
       setting a maximum character limit to the string.
      
     Note: If the period is specified without an explicit value for precision, 0 is assumed.
Note: Attempting to use a position specifier greater than
PHP_INT_MAXwill generate warnings.
| Specifier | 说明 | 
|---|---|
% | 
       A literal percent character. No argument is required. | 
b | 
       The argument is treated as an integer and presented as a binary number. | 
c | 
       The argument is treated as an integer and presented as the character with that ASCII. | 
d | 
       The argument is treated as an integer and presented as a (signed) decimal number. | 
e | 
       The argument is treated as scientific notation (e.g. 1.2e+2). | 
E | 
       
        Like the e specifier but uses
        uppercase letter (e.g. 1.2E+2).
        | 
      
f | 
       The argument is treated as a float and presented as a floating-point number (locale aware). | 
F | 
       The argument is treated as a float and presented as a floating-point number (non-locale aware). | 
g | 
       
         General format. Let P equal the precision if nonzero, 6 if the precision is omitted, or 1 if the precision is zero. Then, if a conversion with style E would have an exponent of X: If P > X ≥ ?4, the conversion is with style f and precision P ? (X + 1). Otherwise, the conversion is with style e and precision P ? 1.  | 
      
G | 
       
        Like the g specifier but uses
        E and f.
        | 
      
h | 
        
         Like the g specifier but uses F.
         Available as of PHP 8.0.0.
         | 
       
H | 
        
         Like the g specifier but uses
         E and F. Available as of PHP 8.0.0.
         | 
      
o | 
       The argument is treated as an integer and presented as an octal number. | 
s | 
       The argument is treated and presented as a string. | 
u | 
       The argument is treated as an integer and presented as an unsigned decimal number. | 
x | 
       The argument is treated as an integer and presented as a hexadecimal number (with lowercase letters). | 
X | 
       The argument is treated as an integer and presented as a hexadecimal number (with uppercase letters). | 
    The c type specifier ignores padding and width
   
Attempting to use a combination of the string and width specifiers with character sets that require more than one byte per character may result in unexpected results
Variables will be co-erced to a suitable type for the specifier:
| Type | Specifiers | 
|---|---|
| string | s | 
      
| int | 
        d,
        u,
        c,
        o,
        x,
        X,
        b
        | 
      
| float | 
        e,
        E,
        f,
        F,
        g,
        G,
        h,
        H
        | 
      
...
返回写入的字符串长度。
Example #1 fprintf(): zero-padded integers
<?php
if (!($fp = fopen('date.txt', 'w'))) {
    return;
}
fprintf($fp, "%04d-%02d-%02d", $year, $month, $day);
// will write the formatted ISO date to date.txt
?>
Example #2 fprintf(): formatting currency
<?php
if (!($fp = fopen('currency.txt', 'w'))) {
    return;
}
$money1 = 68.75;
$money2 = 54.35;
$money = $money1 + $money2;
// echo $money will output "123.1";
$len = fprintf($fp, '%01.2f', $money);
// will write "123.10" to currency.txt
echo "wrote $len bytes to currency.txt";
// use the return value of fprintf to determine how many bytes we wrote
?>
If you use the command line interface (CLI SAPI), you may be interested by the 3 standard input/output streams (STDIN, STDOUT & STDERR) described at: https://www.php.net/manual/en/features.commandline.io-streams.php