Fread() on a string?

[newbtophp]

I was wondering i have the following code, where $fp is fopen... (currenting im calling a file, but i no longer want to, i want to embed the files content directly, but fread doesnt seem to work like that):

$fd = fread($fp,"28429");

 

How would i do the same without actually using fopen but instead making the file as a string like:

 

$fd = fread("string....","28429");

 

I've tried it but it gives errors, is their a way I can use fread or mimic its functionality but on a string?

 

:-\

[newbtophp]

Solved i just replaced it with file_get_contents