PHP fread() Function

Read 10 bytes from an open file:

<?php
$file = fopen("test.txt","r");
fread($file,"10");
fclose($file);
?>

Definition and Usage

The fread() reads from an open file.

The function will stop at the end of the file or when it reaches the specified length, whichever comes first.

fread( file, length)

Parameter	Description
file	Required. Specifies the open file to read from
length	Required. Specifies the maximum number of bytes to read

Return Value:	The read string, FALSE on failure
PHP Version:	4.0+
Binary Safe:	Yes

Read entire file:

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