What are some common methods for importing text files directly into PHP code?

When importing text files directly into PHP code, common methods include using file functions like file_get_contents() or fopen() to read the contents of the file and store it in a variable for further processing. Another approach is to use functions like file() to read the file into an array where each line of the file becomes an element in the array. Additionally, you can use the include or require functions to directly include the contents of a text file into your PHP code. 

// Method 1: Using file_get_contents()
$fileContents = file_get_contents('example.txt');
echo $fileContents;

// Method 2: Using file() to read file into an array
$fileLines = file('example.txt');
foreach ($fileLines as $line) {
    echo $line;
}

// Method 3: Using include to directly include text file contents
include 'example.txt';

Keywords

file_get_contents fopen fread SplFileObject parse_ini_file

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