gzgetc()
gzgetc() — Get character from gz-file pointer.
Built-in function of PHP 8.5. The manual lists it as available in PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8. This page is the reference card: signature, parameters and return value, plus the changelog and the example the manual provides.
What it does
Returns a string containing a single (uncompressed) character read from the given gz-file pointer.
Signature
gzgetc(resource $stream): string|false
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | What it takes |
|---|---|---|
| $stream | resource | The gz-file pointer. It must be valid, and must point to a file successfully opened by gzopen(). |
Return value
The uncompressed character or false on EOF (unlike gzeof()).
Example
A runnable snippet:
$gz = gzopen('somefile.gz', 'r'); while (!gzeof($gz)) { echo gzgetc($gz); } gzclose($gz);
See also
All PHP 8.5 built-in functions
Reference card built from the PHP manual page gzgetc() (PHP documentation, CC BY 3.0). The page is generated from the manual, so the wording of the parameter and return value text follows php.net.