PHP fgetc() Function

Definition

The fgetc() function returns a single character from an open file.

Syntax

PHP fgetc() Function has the following syntax.

Parameter

Return

PHP fgetc() Function returns a single character from an open file.

Example 1

<?php//from  w  ww  . ja  v  a  2  s . co  m
$file = fopen("data.txt","r");
echo fgetc($file);
fclose($file);
?>

Example 2

Read file character by character:

<?php/* w  w w .j a  va 2s. c o  m*/
$file = fopen("data.txt","r");

while (! feof ($file)){
  echo fgetc($file);
}

fclose($file);
?>