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                               file_get_contents

   (PHP 4 >= 4.3.0)
   file_get_contents -- Reads entire file into a string

Description

   string file_get_contents ( string filename [, int use_include_path [,
   resource context]])

   Identical to file(), except that file_get_contents() returns the file
   in a string.

   file_get_contents() is the preferred way to read the contents of a
   file into a string. It will use memory mapping techniques if supported
   by your OS to enhance performance.

     Note: This function is binary-safe.

     Tip: You can use a URL as a filename with this function if the
     fopen wrappers have been enabled. See fopen() for more details on
     how to specify the filename and Appendix I for a list of supported
     URL protocols.

     Note: Context support was added with PHP 5.0.0.

   See also: fgets(), file(), fread(), include(), and readfile().
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