PHP :: Request #7213 :: Read a file into a variable with one call

Request #7213	Read a file into a variable with one call
Submitted:	2000-10-14 17:57 UTC	Modified:	2002-04-10 18:06 UTC
From:	david at dailyrush dot dk	Assigned:
Status:	Closed	Package:	Feature/Change Request
PHP Version:	4.0.3	OS:	FreeBSD
Private report:	No	CVE-ID:	None

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[2000-10-14 17:57 UTC] david at dailyrush dot dk

It would be really nice if someone could make a function call for reading an entire file into one variable, so one would have to use implode("", file("file.txt")); for something as simple as that.

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[2001-08-12 15:17 UTC] sebastian@php.net

Duplicate of Bug #5008.

[2002-04-10 18:06 UTC] sniper@php.net

Added in PHP 4.3.0 (current CVS HEAD):

http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.file-get-contents.php

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