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Answer 1

+1 A:

Hi,

the easiest way is using file_get_contents ( http://php.net/manual/en/function.file-get-contents.php )

echo file_get_contents($path_to_file);

More advanced: fopen/fread http://php.net/manual/en/function.fread.php

sled 2010-09-14 00:34:53

for binary files and large files see Paulo's answer below.

sled 2010-09-14 00:40:13

file_get_contents() sucks the entire contents of the file into memory before returning, so for large files this will kill the script when PHP's `memory_limit` is exceeded. `readfile()` is a better option as it'll read/transmit the file in small chunks.

Marc B 2010-09-14 04:20:28

And how about a automatically display? Without defining the filename in PHP? Like.. Users can put stuff in a directory, and the code will read all of them and display it automatically.

Don Munter 2010-09-14 09:42:50

first solution: use a database and store the path to the file which the user has uploaded. second solution: list all files in the user's upload directory ( http://php.net/manual/en/book.dir.php ) or use glob http://php.net/manual/en/function.glob.php

sled 2010-09-14 12:06:21

Answer 2

A:

From PHP fpassthru manual:

<?php

// open the file in a binary mode
$name = './img/ok.png';
$fp = fopen($name, 'rb');

// send the right headers
header("Content-Type: image/png");
header("Content-Length: " . filesize($name));

// dump the picture and stop the script
fpassthru($fp);
exit;

?>

Paulo Scardine 2010-09-14 00:36:20

Just omit the header calls and you can fpassthru your textfile anywhere in your PHP page.

Paulo Scardine 2010-09-14 00:38:21

Ouch, I've put this question in the comment above as well. How can I reply here? :P

Don Munter 2010-09-14 09:44:00

Anyway, how do I make the script so.. That it will automatically read out the txt files from the dir's, without defining it's names in the php code.

Don Munter 2010-09-14 09:44:50

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