file_get_contents Reads entire file into a string &reftitle.description; stringfile_get_contents stringfilename booluse_include_path resourcecontext intoffset intmaxlen Identical to file, except that file_get_contents returns the file in a string, starting at the specified offset up to maxlen bytes. On failure, file_get_contents will return &false;. file_get_contents is the preferred way to read the contents of a file into a string. It will use memory mapping techniques if supported by your OS to enhance performance. If you're opening a URI with special characters, such as spaces, you need to encode the URI with urlencode. context parameter can be skipped by &null;. &reftitle.changelog; &Version; &Description; 5.0.0 Added the context support. 5.1.0 Added the offset and maxlen parameters. &reftitle.notes; ¬e.bin-safe; &tip.fopen-wrapper; ¬e.context-support; &warn.ssl-non-standard; &reftitle.seealso; file fgets fread readfile file_put_contents stream_get_contents