Read a .php file using php

Question

How to read a .php file using php

Answer 1

If you want to get the content generated by PHP, then

$data = file_get_contents('http://host/path/file.php');

If you want to get the source code of the PHP file, then

$data = file_get_contents('path/file.php');

Remember that file_get_contents() will not work if your server has *allow_url_fopen* turned off.