readfile
(PHP 4, PHP 5)
readfile — Outputs a file
Description
int readfile ( string $filename [, bool $use_include_path [, resource $context ]] )
Parameters
- filename
-
The filename being read.
- use_include_path
-
You can use the optional second parameter and set it to TRUE, if you want to search for the file in the include_path, too.
- context
-
A context stream resource.
Return Values
Returns the number of bytes read from the file. If an error occurs, FALSE is returned and unless the function was called as @readfile(), an error message is printed.
Notes
Note: Context support was added with PHP 5.0.0. For a description of contexts, refer to Stream Functions.