file_get_contents() - Reads entire file into a string.

Identical to file(), except that file_get_contents() returns the file in a string, starting at the specified offset up to maxlen bytes.

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.

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