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Reading Files

PHP reads file contents using functions like file_get_contents() for reading the entire file as a string, and fopen() with fread() for reading in chunks. file() reads a file into an array of lines. File reading is used for logs, configuration files, uploads, and data imports.

Visit the following resources to learn more:

• @official@Filesystem Operations