Read a single character from the open file.
| <?php $file = fopen(“test.txt”,“r”); echo fgetc($file); fclose($file); ?> |
The fgetc() function returns a single character from an open file.
Note: This function can be slow for large files. For large files, consider using fgets() to read data line by line and then process each line one character at a time with fgetc().
| fgetc(file) |
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Parameter |
Description |
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file |
Mandatory. Specifies the open file from which to return a single character. |
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Return Value: |
Returns a single character read from the file on success, or |
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PHP Version: |
4.0+ |
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Binary Safe: |
Yes |
Read the open file one character at a time.
| <?php $file = fopen(“test.txt”,“r”); while (! feof($file)) { echo fgetc($file); } fclose($file); ?> |