Php/docs/function.gzread
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gzread
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
gzread — Binary-safe gz-file read
Description
gzread
( resource $stream
, int $length
) : string|false
gzread() reads up to length bytes
from the given gz-file pointer. Reading stops when
length (uncompressed) bytes have been read
or EOF is reached, whichever comes first.
Parameters
stream- The gz-file pointer. It must be valid, and must point to a file successfully opened by gzopen().
length- The number of bytes to read.
Return Values
The data that have been read, or FALSE on failure.
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 7.4.0 | This functions returns FALSE on failure now; previously 0 was returned.
|
Examples
Example #1 gzread() example
<?php// get contents of a gz-file into a string$filename = "/usr/local/something.txt.gz";$zd = gzopen($filename, "r");$contents = gzread($zd, 10000);gzclose($zd);?>
