gzread(3) [php man page]

GZREAD(3)								 1								 GZREAD(3)

gzread - Binary-safe gz-file read

SYNOPSIS

       string gzread (resource	$zp, int  $length)

DESCRIPTION

       gzread(3)  reads  up to $length bytes from the given gz-file pointer. Reading stops when $length (uncompressed) bytes have been read or EOF
       is reached, whichever comes first.

PARAMETERS

	      o $zp
		- The gz-file pointer. It must be valid, and must point to a file successfully opened by gzopen(3).

	      o $length
		- The number of bytes to read.

RETURN VALUES

	The data that have been read.

EXAMPLES

       Example #1

	      gzread(3) example

	      <?php
	      // get contents of a gz-file into a string
	      $filename = "/usr/local/something.txt.gz";
	      $zd = gzopen($filename, "r");
	      $contents = gzread($zd, 10000);
	      gzclose($zd);
	      ?>

SEE ALSO

       gzwrite(3), gzopen(3), gzgets(3), gzgetss(3), gzfile(3), gzpassthru(3).

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GZWRITE(3)								 1								GZWRITE(3)

gzwrite - Binary-safe gz-file write

SYNOPSIS

       int gzwrite (resource  $zp, string  $string, [int  $length])

DESCRIPTION

       gzwrite(3) writes the contents of $string to the given gz-file.

PARAMETERS

	      o $zp
		- The gz-file pointer. It must be valid, and must point to a file successfully opened by gzopen(3).

	      o $string
		- The string to write.

	      o $length
		-  The	number of uncompressed bytes to write. If supplied, writing will stop after $length (uncompressed) bytes have been written
		or the end of $string is reached, whichever comes first.

	      Note

		      Note that if the $length argument is given, then the magic_quotes_runtime  configuration	option	will  be  ignored  and	no
		     slashes will be stripped from $string.

RETURN VALUES

	Returns the number of (uncompressed) bytes written to the given gz-file stream.

EXAMPLES

       Example #1

	      gzwrite(3) example

	      <?php
	      $string = 'Some information to compress';
	      $gz = gzopen('somefile.gz','w9');
	      gzwrite($gz, $string);
	      gzclose($gz);
	      ?>

SEE ALSO

       gzread(3), gzopen(3).

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