file_get_contents()¶
file_get_contents() is a PHP native function, which reads all data from a file, in one call. The function requires the file name, or a valid URI, with its path of storage in the file system.
The function also includes options to handle concurrency with locks; to append data rather than overwrite them with FILE_APPEND, and a restriction to use file in the include_path configuration.
file_get_contents() returns a string, or false in case of error. The maximum size of the returned string may be limited by configuration.
file_get_contents() works with streams to reach network files. It also supports wrappers, to use various predefined and custom protocols, such as https, file, zip, etc.
<?php
$json = file_get_contents('/path/to/config.json');
?>
See also How to post data using file_get_contents in PHP ?.
Related : Universal Resource Identifier (URI), False, String, Stream, Wrapper, $http_response_header, file_put_contents(), php://input, php://memory, File Mode, php://tmp, Universal Resource Locator (URL)
