PHP: Read a file

A short, tested PHP example for read a file. Copy it and adjust the names and paths for your project.

PHP

$text = file_get_contents("data.txt");
$lines = file("data.txt", FILE_IGNORE_NEW_LINES);
file_put_contents("out.txt", "hello\n", FILE_APPEND);

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