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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<!-- $Revision: 1.12 $ -->
<refentry xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xml:id="function.readfile">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>readfile</refname>
  <refpurpose>Outputs a file</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 
 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>int</type><methodname>readfile</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>filename</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>bool</type><parameter>use_include_path</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>resource</type><parameter>context</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   Reads a file and writes it to the output buffer.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <para>
   <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>filename</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The filename being read.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>use_include_path</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       You can use the optional second parameter and set it to &true;, if
       you want to search for the file in the <link
       linkend="ini.include-path">include_path</link>, too.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>context</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       A context stream <type>resource</type>.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 
 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   Returns the number of bytes read from the file. If an error
   occurs, &false; is returned and unless the function was called as
   @<function>readfile</function>, an error message is printed.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="examples">
  &reftitle.examples;
  <para>
   <example>
    <title>Forcing a download using <function>readfile</function></title>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$file = 'monkey.gif';

if (file_exists($file)) {
    header('Content-Description: File Transfer');
    header('Content-Type: application/octet-stream');
    header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename='.basename($file));
    header('Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary');
    header('Expires: 0');
    header('Cache-Control: must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0');
    header('Pragma: public');
    header('Content-Length: ' . filesize($file));
    ob_clean();
    flush();
    readfile($file);
    exit;
}
?>
]]>
    </programlisting>
    &example.outputs.similar;
    <mediaobject>
     <imageobject>
      <imagedata fileref="figures/filesystem.readfile.png"/>
     </imageobject>
    </mediaobject>
   </example>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="notes">
  &reftitle.notes;

  &tip.fopen-wrapper;
  &note.context-support;
 </refsect1>
 
 <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
    <member><function>fpassthru</function></member>
    <member><function>file</function></member>
    <member><function>fopen</function></member>
    <member><function>include</function></member>
    <member><function>require</function></member>
    <member><function>virtual</function></member>
    <member><function>file_get_contents</function></member>
    <member><xref linkend="wrappers"/></member>
   </simplelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

</refentry>

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