ob_get_contents

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

ob_get_contents --  Return the contents of the output buffer

Description

string ob_get_contents ( void )

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

See also ob_start() and ob_get_length().


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m227 ( at ) poczta dot onet dot pl
24-Feb-2005 10:53
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.
http://www.francescosaf.altervista.org
08-Feb-2005 06:04
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