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);
?>