searched but cant find @function name{}?

[echomonkey]

Been searching google and php.net manuals but unable to determine, what does the at sign here mean?

if ($fp = @fopen($sess_file, "w"));

Why not just $fp = fopen(...).. does the @ have a special meaning? If you know could you please help.

[BeastRider]

The @ suppresses any error messages that might be generated as result of function execution which would then mess up your pretty html page.

See

http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.operators.errorcontrol.php

[echomonkey]

Thanks BeastRider, that explains it good, will read the manual page you provided a link for. Thanks for that. Very interesting.

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