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file_get_contents() function in PHP
The file_get_contents() function reads entire file into a string. The file() function reads the entire file in a array, whereas file_get_contents() function reads the entire file into a string.
Syntax
file_get_contents(file_path, flags, context, start_offset, max_length)
Parameters
file_path − The path of the file.
flags − The value of flags can be any combination of the following flags joined with the binary OR (|) operator.
FILE_USE_INCLUDE_PATH − Search for filename in the include directory.
FILE_TEXT − If unicode semantics are enabled, the default encoding of the read data is UTF-8. his 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 − Context resource created with stream_context_create().
start_offset − Set the start point in the file for reading.
max_length − The Maximum length of data to be read. The default is to read until end of file is reached.
Return
The file_get_contents() function returns the data to be read. It returns false on failure.
Let’s say we have a file “info.txt” with the following content.
The U.S. is a country of 50 states.
Example
<?php
$info = file_get_contents('info.txt',FALSE, NULL, 0, 50);
echo $info;
?>Output
The U.S. is a country of 50 states.
Let us see another example wherein we will read content from the homepage of a website.
Example
<?php
$website = file_get_contents("https://www.qries.com");
echo $website;
?>Output
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