php fread() function - how to read from an open file in php
freadFunction.php
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<h2 style="color:DeepPink; font-style:italic">php fread() function example:<br /> how to read from an open file</h2>
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<?php
// open the file in readonly mode.
$file=fopen("test.txt","r");
echo fread($file,8);
//close the file.
fclose($file);
?>
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