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ob_get_contents

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

ob_get_contents — Return the contents of the output buffer

Description

ob_get_contents(): string|false

Gets the contents of the output buffer without clearing it.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

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

Examples

Example #1 A simple ob_get_contents() example

<?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:

string(6) "Hello "
string(11) "Hello World"

See Also