fread

Description

fread() reads up to length bytes from the file pointer referenced by fp . Reading stops when length bytes have been read or EOF is reached, whichever comes first.

// get contents of a file into a string $filename = "/usr/local/something.txt"; $fd = fopen( $filename, "r" ); $contents = fread( $fd, filesize( $filename ) ); fclose( $fd );       

See also fwrite() , fopen() , fsockopen() , popen() , fgets() , fgetss() , file() , and fpassthru() .