Zlib Functions
PHP Manual

gzgets

Get line from file pointer

Description

stringfalse gzgets(resource $stream, intnull $length = null)

Gets a (uncompressed) string of up to length - 1 bytes read from the given file pointer. Reading ends when length - 1 bytes have been read, on a newline, or on EOF (whichever comes first).

Parameters

stream

The gz-file pointer. It must be valid, and must point to a file successfully opened by gzopen.

length

The length of data to get.

Return Values

The uncompressed string, or false on error.

Changelog

Version Description
8.0.0 length is nullable now; previously, the default was 1024.

Examples

Example #1 gzgets example

<?php
$handle = gzopen('somefile.gz', 'r');
while (!gzeof($handle)) {
   $buffer = gzgets($handle, 4096);
   echo $buffer;
}
gzclose($handle);
?>

See Also

  • gzopen
  • gzgetc
  • gzwrite