What alternative function can be used instead of include to get the content of a file in PHP?

When including the content of a file in PHP, an alternative function that can be used is file_get_contents(). This function reads a file into a string, allowing you to easily access the content of the file without needing to include it. 

<?php
$file_content = file_get_contents('file.txt');
echo $file_content;
?>

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file_get_contents require include_once fopen readfile

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