SplFileObject::fread

(PHP 5 >= 5.5.11, PHP 7)

Read from file

public string SplFileObject::fread ( int $length )

Reads the given number of bytes from the file.

Parameters:

length

The number of bytes to read.

Returns:

Returns the string read from the file or FALSE on failure.

Notes:

Note that SplFileObject::fread() reads from the current position of the file pointer. Use SplFileObject::ftell() to find the current position of the pointer and SplFileObject::rewind() (or SplFileObject::fseek()) to rewind the pointer position.

Examples:

SplFileObject::fread() example

<?php
// Get contents of a file into a string
$filename = "/usr/local/something.txt";
$file = new SplFileObject($filename, "r");
$contents = $file->fread($file->getSize());
?>