PHP Files

Okay, I'm using the following code

	$getswf = @fopen($_GET["url"], "r");
	if (! $getswf){
		die("Error: Failed to open the file.\n");
		}
	//$filebuffer = @fread($getswf, filesize($_GET["url"]));
	$filebuffer = fread($getswf, (180542));
	fclose($getswf);
	$a = fopen("test", "w");
	fwrite($a, $filebuffer);
	fclose($a);
	}```

and When I check the file "test" it's only 9kb, rather than 177kb like the original.. why is this?
The file's size is deffintely 180542.

Also, filesize($_GET["url"]) failed, and I checked the allow_url_fopen was on.

Thanks for any help.

The original file is 177kb with a lot in it.

The new file (duplicate that the program makes) is 9kb.

lol Yes because the content isn't there.

It basically only takes the first 9kb, or so it seems.

Nope. It's making a duplicate, or at least it's supposed to be.

Have you tried using file_get_contents() instead of fread()?

Worked :)

Thanks mastergamer

Might be nice to mention why fread() fails here. PHP.net says:

fread() reads up to length bytes from the file pointer referenced by handle . Reading stops as soon as one of the following conditions is met:

* length bytes have been read
* EOF (end of file) is reached
* a packet becomes available (for network streams)
* 8192 bytes have been read (after opening userspace stream)

Pay attention to the last one. However, you can make a loop which keeps reading 8192 bytes until EOF has been reached. Not that that is a smart thing to do. PHP.net states:

If you just want to get the contents of a file into a string, use file_get_contents() as it has much better performance than the code above.

GTADarkDude wrote: Might be nice to mention why fread() fails here. PHP.net says: [quote] fread() reads up to length bytes from the file pointer referenced by handle . Reading stops as soon as one of the following conditions is met:

* length bytes have been read
* EOF (end of file) is reached
* a packet becomes available (for network streams)
* 8192 bytes have been read (after opening userspace stream)

Pay attention to the last one. However, you can make a loop which keeps reading 8192 bytes until EOF has been reached. Not that that is a smart thing to do. PHP.net states:

If you just want to get the contents of a file into a string, use file_get_contents() as it has much better performance than the code above. [/quote] You, sir, just earned 20 CPs for going above and beyond to resolve a question. :D