PHP fgets() Function

Read one line from the open file:

<?php
$file = fopen("test.txt","r");
echo fgets($file);
fclose($file);
?>

Definition and Usage

The fgets() function returns a line from an open file.

fgets( file, length)

Parameter	Description
file	Required. Specifies the open file to return a line from
length	Optional. Specifies the number of bytes to read. Reading stops when length-1 bytes have been reached, or when a new line occurs, or on EOF. If no length is specified, it reads until end of the line

Return Value:	A single line read from the file on success, FALSE on EOF or error
PHP Version:	4.0+
Binary Safe:	Yes, in PHP 4.3

Read open file, line by line:

<?php
$file = fopen("test.txt","r");

while(! feof($file))
  {
  echo fgets($file). "<br />";
  }

fclose($file);
?>