gzread
    (PHP 3, PHP 4, PHP 5)
gzread -- Binary-safe gz-file read
Description
string 
gzread ( resource zp, int length )
   gzread() reads up to length bytes
   from the given gz-file pointer. Reading stops when
   length (uncompressed) bytes have been read
   or EOF is reached, whichever comes first.
  
Parameters
   
- zp
 
       The gz-file pointer. It must be valid, and must point to a file
       successfully opened by gzopen().
      
- length
 
       The number of bytes to read.
      
 
  Return Values
   The data that have been read.
  
Examples
   
Example 1. gzread() example 
<?php // get contents of a gz-file into a string $filename = "/usr/local/something.txt.gz"; $zd = gzopen($filename, "r"); $contents = gzread($zd, 10000); gzclose($zd); ?>
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