bzread
(4.0.4 - 4.3.2 only)
bzread -- Binary safe bzip2 file read
Description
string
bzread ( resource bz [, int length])
bzread() reads up to
length
bytes from the bzip2 file pointer referenced by
bz
. Reading stops when
length
(uncompressed) bytes have been read or EOF is reached, whichever comes first. If the optional parameter
length
is not specified, bzread() will read 1024 (uncompressed) bytes at a time.
Example 1. bzread() Example
<?php
$file = "/tmp/foo.bz2";
$bz = bzopen($file, "r") or die("Couldn't open $file");
$decompressed_file = '';
while (!feof($bz)) {
$decompressed_file .= bzread($bz, 4096);
}
bzclose($bz);
echo "The contents of $file are: <br />\n";
echo $decompressed_file;
?>
See also
bzwrite(),
feof(), and
bzopen().
