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# file_get_contents

(PHP 4 CVS only)

file_get_contents -- Reads entire file into a string

## Description

string file_get_contents ( string filename [, int use_include_path])

Identical to readfile(), except that file_get_contents() returns the file in a string.

> Note: This function is binary-safe.

> Tip: You can use a URL as a filename with this function if the fopen wrappers have been enabled. See fopen() for more details on how to specify the filename and Appendix I for a list of supported URL protocols.

See also: fgets(), file(), fread(), include(), and readfile().

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