Re: Read Last Lines of a Text File
| From: | Scott Miller | Date: | Thu, 17 Jun 2004 18:42:25 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Read Last Lines of a Text File | ||
| References: | 1 | Groups: | php.general |
| Request: | Send a blank email to php-general+get-188506@lists.php.net to get a copy of this message | ||
> [snip]
> <?php
>
> $file ="/var/log/radius.log";
>
>
> $fp = popen("/usr/bin/tail -$limit $file", 'r');
> if (! $fp ) {
> echo 'unable to pipe command';
> }
> while (!feof($fp) ) {
> $line = fgets($fp, 4096);
> print $line."<br>";
>
>
> }
> ?>
>
> I've tried bumping up the 4096 to a higher number because it currently
> only
> shows me 10 lines - I'd like to see about 30. No matter what I change
> the
> number to, it still only shows 10 lines. What do I need to do to get
> more
> that the 10 lines?
> [/snip]
>
> I am jumping in late so I might have missed it. What is $limit set
> too? is it set to 30?
>
I actually don't have limit set anywhere - I added:
$limit="30";
directly under $file = ... and got exactly what I need.
Thanks for all the help!
Scott
--
Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
Checked by AVG Anti-Virus (http://www.grisoft.com).
Version: 7.0.251 / Virus Database: 263.3.2 - Release Date: 6/15/2004