gzread
(PHP 4, PHP 5)
gzread — Binary-safe gz-file read
Description
   string gzread
    ( resource $zp
   , int $length
   )
  gzread() reads up to length bytes from the given gz-file pointer. Reading stops when length (uncompressed) bytes have been read or EOF is reached, whichever comes first.
Parameters
- zp
- 
      The gz-file pointer. It must be valid, and must point to a file successfully opened by gzopen(). 
- length
- 
      The number of bytes to read. 
Return Values
The data that have been read.
Examples
Example #1 gzread() example
<?php
// get contents of a gz-file into a string
$filename = "/usr/local/something.txt.gz";
$zd = gzopen($filename, "r");
$contents = gzread($zd, 10000);
gzclose($zd);
?>