What are some alternative functions or methods that can be used to read the content of a text file in PHP?

When reading the content of a text file in PHP, besides using the file_get_contents() function, you can also use the fopen() function to open the file, fread() function to read the content, and fclose() function to close the file handle. This method gives you more control over the file reading process and allows you to read the file line by line if needed. 

$file = fopen("example.txt", "r") or die("Unable to open file!");
$content = fread($file, filesize("example.txt"));
fclose($file);

echo $content;

Keywords

file_get_contents fopen fread fgets file file_exists

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