I want to get the contents of a particular file on a the web server, and then echo the contents into a text box on a web page. What should I use. I was thinking file_get_contents would probably be the best bet.
alexgv14 0 Light Poster
ShawnCplus 456 Code Monkey Team Colleague
If all you want to do is grab the entire contents of a file and spit it into a textbox then yes, file_get_contents is probably your best bet. If you need to process it then file() or fopen/fread might be the way to go.
emarshah 0 Junior Poster in Training
Hi alexgv14,
Hope you are doing fine, as the Shawn said, there is no obligation in using any of these functions, For file_get_contents (http://php.net) and for fread, fopen (http://www.tizag.com/phpT/fileread.php.)
Hope it will help you...
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