Zlib Functions
PHP Manual

gzgetc

Get character from gz-file pointer

Description

string gzgetc ( resource $zp )

Returns a string containing a single (uncompressed) character read from the given gz-file pointer.

Parameters

zp

The gz-file pointer. It must be valid, and must point to a file successfully opened by gzopen.

Return Values

The uncompressed character or FALSE on EOF (unlike gzeof).

Examples

Example #1 gzgetc example

<?php
$gz = gzopen('somefile.gz', 'r');
while (!gzeof($gz)) {
  echo gzgetc($gz);
}
gzclose($gz);
?>

See Also

  • gzopen
  • gzgets