PHP php_strip_whitespace() Function

Return the source code of the "test.html" file with PHP comments and whitespace removed:

<?php
// PHP comment

/*
* Another PHP comment
*/

echo php_strip_whitespace ("test.html");
?>

If you select "View source" in the browser window, it will look like this:

<?php
echo php_strip_whitespace ("test.html"); ?>

Definition and Usage

The php_strip_whitespace() function returns the source code of the specified file with PHP comments and whitespace removed.

php_strip_whitespace( filename)

Parameter	Description
filename	Required. Specifies the file to strip

Return Value:	Returns the stripped source code on success, or an empty string on failure. Note: This function only returns an empty string on versions before PHP 5.0.1.
PHP Version:	5+