PHP file_get_contents () function

Definition and usage

The file_get_contents () function reads the entire file into a string.

Like file (), the difference is that file_get_contents () reads the file into a string.

The file_get_contents () function is the preferred method for reading the file content into a string. If supported by the operating system, the memory ing technology will be used to enhance the performance.

Syntax

file_get_contents(path,include_path,context,start,max_length)

Parameters	Description
Path	Required. Specifies the file to be read.
Include_path	Optional. If you want to search for files in include_path, you can set this parameter to "1 ".
Context	Optional. Specifies the file handle environment. Context is a set of options that can modify the behavior of a stream. If null is used, this parameter is ignored.
Start	Optional. Specifies the location where the file starts reading. This parameter is newly added in PHP 5.1.
Max_length	Optional. The number of bytes to read. This parameter is newly added in PHP 5.1.

Description

PairContextThe supported parameters are added in PHP 5.0.0.

Tips and comments

Note: this function can be safely used for binary objects.

Example

<?phpecho file_get_contents("test.txt");?>

Output:

This is a test file with test text.