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Asked: 2026-06-05T23:45:27+00:00

Edit: I’ve learned much since the posting of this question, and so I have

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Edit: I’ve learned much since the posting of this question, and so I have rewritten it for anyone who similarly inquires.

I’m attempting to load a specified number of lines from the end of a text file via a HTTP GET request, which will be sent to a PHP file. Can this be done with file_get_contents()?

The function file_get_contents() also reads the entire file into memory. What is a more efficient solution than reading the entire file to array, then removing the specified number of lines?

For example, if I had a 12000 line text file, how would I read the range of lines between 4025-6042?

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  1. Editorial Team

    You would use file() to get the file as an array. Then array_slice() to prune the array.

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