PHP - Returning the last line in a file?

Question

I\'m guessing it\'s fgets, but I can\'t find the specific syntax. I\'m trying to read out (in a string I\'m thinking is easier) the last line added to a log file.

Answer 1

...Why just read the last line?

function readLines($fp, $num) {

    $line_count = 0; $line = ''; $pos = -1; $lines = array(); $c = '';

    while($line_count < $num) {
        $line = $c . $line; 
        fseek($fp, $pos--, SEEK_END);
        $c = fgetc($fp);
        if($c == "\n") { $line_count++; $lines[] = $line; $line = ''; $c = ''; }
    }   
    return $lines;
}

$filename = "content.txt";
$fp = @fopen($filename, "r");

print_r(readLines($fp, 2));

fclose($fp);