ob_get_contents

Return the contents of the output buffer (PHP 4, PHP 5)
string ob_get_contents ( )

Gets the contents of the output buffer without clearing it.

Return Values

This will return the contents of the output buffer or FALSE, if output buffering isn't active.

Examples

Example 1686. A simple ob_get_contents() example

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<?php


ob_start();


echo "Hello ";

$out1 = ob_get_contents();


echo "World";

$out2 = ob_get_contents();

ob_end_clean();

var_dump($out1, $out2);
?>

The above example will output:

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string(6) "Hello "

string(11) "Hello World"

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Code Examples / Notes » ob_get_contents

http://www.francescosaf.altervista.org

transfer image, another method (alternative to fsockopen or function socket) : server(192.168.0.1) makeimage.php ........... ........... $nameimage="xxxx.jpg" $comand=exec("plotvelocity.sh $nameimage $paramater1 $paramater2"); ob_start(); readfile($nameimage); $image_data = ob_get_contents(); ob_end_clean(); echo $image_data; unlink($nameimage); Client (192.168.0.2) $bild="images/newimage2.gif"; $host="192.168.0.1"; $url=file_get_contents("http://$host/makeimage.php?$querystring"); $fp = fopen("$bild", 'wb'); fwrite($fp, $url); fclose($fp); echo '<img src="'.$bild.'">'; naturally you can transfer whichever thing and not only images

m227

if you use ob_start with a callback function as a parameter, and that function changes ob string (as in example in manual) don't expect that ob_get_contents will return changed ob. it will work as you would use ob_start with no parameter at all. So don't be confused.

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