英[faɪl]  美[faɪl]  

vt. File (divorce proceedings or other lawsuits); file...; file; publish and send to the newspaper

vi. Send (report to the newspaper); walk in a line; make an application

n. File; file (folder); column; file

Third person singular: files Plural: files Present participle: filing past tense: filed past participle: filed

php file() function syntax

Function: Read the entire file into an array.

Syntax: file(path,include_path,context)

Parameters:

ParameterDescription
path Required. Specifies the file to be read.
include_path Optional. If you also want to search for files in include_path, you can set this parameter to "1".
context Optional. Specifies the environment for a file handle. context is a set of options that can modify the behavior of the stream. If null is used, it is ignored.

Note: Each row in the returned array includes the line terminator, so if you do not need the line terminator, you need to use rtrim() function.

php file() function example

<?php
$txt = file("./test.txt");
print_r($txt);
?>