[SOLVED] fread or file_get_contents ?

[kid85]

I'm using PHP5.2.4 and don't know which of the 2 methods is better or more standard. Any other suggestions would be great.

 

I just need to open a file which is inside my server and search for 1 string using preg_match regex. I would need to read all of its contents no need to write anything.

 

 

$handle = fopen($filename, "r");
$contents = fread($handle, filesize($filename));

// do regex stuff

fclose($handle);

[tibberous]

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.

[kid85]

The file I need to read is not a database its just a normal web page.

 

fread and preg_match could be discarded in favor of fscanf which combines both functions... is that correct ?

 

Any idea of which functions would be faster ?

[trq]

fread and preg_match could be discarded in favor of fscanf which combines both functions... is that correct ?

 

Not at all. file_get_contents and preg_match are probably your best options.