Description
array
file ( string filename [, int use_include_path [, resource context]])
Identical to readfile(), except that
file() returns the file in an array. Each
element of the array corresponds to a line in the file, with the
newline still attached. Upon failure, file()
returns FALSE.
You can use the optional use_include_path parameter
and set it to "1", if you want to search for the file in the include_path, too.
Tip: You can use a URL as a
filename with this function if the fopen wrappers have been enabled.
See fopen() for more details on how to specify
the filename and Appendix L for a list of supported
URL protocols.
Note:
Each line in the resulting array will include the line ending, so you
still need to use rtrim() if you do not want the line
ending present.
Note: If you are having problems
with PHP not recognizing the line endings when reading files either on or
created by a Macintosh computer, you might want to enable the
auto_detect_line_endings
run-time configuration option.
Note:
As of PHP 4.3.0 you can use file_get_contents() to
return the contents of a file as a string.
In PHP 4.3.0 file() became binary safe.
Note: Context support was added
with PHP 5.0.0.
| Warning |
When using SSL, Microsoft IIS
will violate the protocol by closing the connection without sending a
close_notify indicator. PHP will report this as "SSL: Fatal Protocol Error"
when you reach the end of the data. To workaround this, you should lower your
error_reporting level not to include warnings.
PHP 4.3.7 and higher can detect buggy IIS server software when you open
the stream using the https:// wrapper and will suppress the warning for you.
If you are using fsockopen() to create an ssl:// socket,
you are responsible for detecting and suppressing the warning yourself.
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See also readfile(),
fopen(), fsockopen(),
popen(), file_get_contents(),
and include().
