gzread

Function • Params and return types changed in PHP 8.0

Binary-safe gz-file read.

PHP 5
PHP 7
PHP 8.0
Improved
PHP 8.1
PHP 8.2-8.3
PHP 8.4
PHP 8.5
PHP 8.6

gzread Function synopsis

gzread($stream, int $length): string|false

Parameters

$stream

The gz-file pointer. It must be valid, and must point to a file successfully opened by gzopen.

$length

Typeint

The number of bytes to read.

Return value

Typestring|false

The data that have been read, or false on failure.

Changes to the gzread Function

PHP 8.0

  • Return type added: string|false
  • Parameter name of parameter #1 changed: $fp to $stream
  • Parameter type added for parameter #2 ($length): int
- gzread($fp, $length)
+ gzread($stream, int $length): string|false

gzread Function Availability

PHP VersionAvailability
PHP 8.6Upcoming Release Yes
PHP 8.5Supported (Latest) Yes
PHP 8.4Supported Yes
PHP 8.3Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.2Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 8.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.3Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.2Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.6Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.5Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.3Unsupported Yes