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How do I remove text from the console in PHP?

My goal is to print an updating progress percentage to the console (in both Linux and Windows). Currently I just print out the percentage each 10%, but I would prefer that it updated itself every 1% without filling the screen with percentages.

Is it possible to remove text you have written to the console in PHP?

Solution 
  • echo chr(8);

    will print a backspace character.