PHP » I/O » fgets()
- Syntax:
- string fgets(int file [, int length])
- file
- File handle of the file to read a line from.
- length
- Maximum length for the line.
Reads a line from a file.
fgets() is a convenient function when a text file is to be read line by line. It returns a line from the file, up to and including the next new line character. The optional length parameter can be used to set a maximum length on the returned result. If the call fails, FALSE is returned.
Examples
Code:
<?php
$filename = "log.txt";
$logfile = fopen($filename, "r");
$line = fgets($logfile);
print "First line of $filename is: $line";
?> Output:
The first line of log.txt is: Sample code running Explanation:
This code reads and prints a line of text from a file.
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