PHP file input, accessing the content of the file

Question

I am making a file input that takes in a txt file. How do I access the contents of the file that just got uploaded using PHP?

In the future you can search for functions from php.net, which is a very good reference. — Lajos Arpad
– Lajos Arpad, Commented Nov 13, 2010 at 2:33

zerkms · Accepted Answer · 2010-11-13 02:31:00Z

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$contents = file_get_contents('/path/to/file');

answered Nov 13, 2010 at 2:31

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@Lajos Arpad: I wonder if an answer can be longer for such question ;-)

Unfortunately they can, that's why I upvoted your answer: It helped the person who asked the question and didn't contain not needed arguments. :)

Chris Forrette · Accepted Answer · 2010-11-13 02:36:27Z

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If you want to access the file directly:

$content = file_get_contents($_FILES["file_input_field_name"]["tmp_name"]);

If you want to store the file, you'll want to check out:

answered Nov 13, 2010 at 2:36

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Also, make sure to use is_uploaded_file (us3.php.net/is_uploaded_file) before reading "uploaded" files & check error conditions.