file_get_contents Reads entire file into a string &reftitle.description; stringfile_get_contents stringfilename intflags0 resourcecontext intoffset-1 intmaxlen-1 This function is similar 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. &reftitle.parameters; filename Name of the file to read. flags For all versions prior to PHP 6, this parameter is called use_include_path and is a bool. The flags parameter is only available since PHP 6. If you use an older version and want to search for filename in the include path, this parameter must be &true;. Since PHP 6, you have to use the FILE_USE_INCLUDE_PATH flag instead. The value of flags can be any combination of the following flags (with some restrictions), joined with the binary OR (|) operator. Flag Description FILE_USE_INCLUDE_PATH Search for filename in the include directory. See include_path for more information. FILE_TEXT If unicode semantics are enabled, the default encoding of the read data is UTF-8. You can specify a different encoding by creating a custom context or by changing the default using stream_default_encoding. This flag cannot be used with FILE_BINARY. FILE_BINARY With this flag, the file is read in binary mode. This is the default setting and cannot be used with FILE_TEXT. context A valid context resource created with stream_context_create. If you don't need to use a custom context, you can skip this parameter by &null;. offset The offset where the reading starts. maxlen Maximum length of data read. &reftitle.returnvalues; The function returns the read data or &false; on failure. &reftitle.changelog; &Version; &Description; 5.0.0 Added context support. 5.1.0 Added the offset and maxlen parameters. 6.0.0 The use_include_path parameter was replaced by the flags parameter. &reftitle.notes; ¬e.bin-safe; &tip.fopen-wrapper; &warn.ssl-non-standard; &reftitle.seealso; file fgets fread readfile file_put_contents stream_get_contents stream_context_create