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PHP File Open/Read

In PHP, you can open and read files using the fopen() and fread() functions. This allows you to access the content of files stored on the server.

Opening a File

<?php
$file = fopen("example.txt", "r"); // Open the file for reading
if ($file) {
    // File opened successfully
    echo "File opened successfully!";
} else {
    echo "Failed to open the file.";
}
fclose($file); // Close the file
?>

Explanation: This example demonstrates how to open a file in read mode using fopen(). Always remember to close the file after opening it using fclose().

Reading from a File

<?php
$file = fopen("example.txt", "r");
$content = fread($file, filesize("example.txt")); // Read the entire file
fclose($file);
echo $content; // Display the content
?>

Explanation: This example reads the entire content of the file using fread() and displays it. The filesize() function is used to get the size of the file.

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