stream_get_contents
(PHP 5)
stream_get_contents — Reads remainder of a stream into a string
Description
      string stream_get_contents
       ( resource $handle
      [, int $maxlength
      [, int $offset
     ]] )
    Identical to file_get_contents(), except that stream_get_contents() operates on an already open stream resource and returns the remaining contents in a string, up to maxlength bytes and starting at the specified offset .
Parameters
Return Values
Returns a string, or FALSE on failure.
Examples
Example#1 stream_get_contents() example
<?php
if ($stream = fopen('https://www.example.com', 'r')) {
    // print all the page starting at the offset 10
    echo stream_get_contents($stream, -1, 10);
    fclose($stream);
}
if ($stream = fopen('https://www.example.net', 'r')) {
    // print the first 5 bytes
    echo stream_get_contents($stream, 5);
    fclose($stream);
}
?>