get content of a file (php)

[vinasite]

Hi,

Is it possible to get the content of a file into a variable without using the fopen() ?
if so, can someone help me out?
if not, can someone help me come up with the code for getting the content of a file into a variable?

Thanks a lot!

Sang N.

[Son Nguyen]

Try this:

$file = include("/path/file.name");

[jrap]

Alternativly,

$file = file("path/to/file"); //or http://www......
$file = implode("",$file);

[Son Nguyen]

Just wondering why I need implode()?
It doesn't return an array!

[jrap]

123Finger, I never said your code did.
If you look closely, you are using include() while I was using file(), which is why I started the sentence with 'Alternativly,'

[Son Nguyen]

Oops! Haha, I didn't see the file() method! (it looks just the same by one glance)

[jrap]

Well, since you posted at 02:51 AM, it is quite understandable that you made the mistake