Re: file or fopen to fetch a web page???

> I wonder myself, which method is better to fetch a web page: > > $file = fopen($url, "r"); > $page = fread($file, 50000); > > or > > $file = join('', file($url)); Probably about the same either way... Maybe not building an array to build a string will save a little... You could test it fairly quickly for yourself -- Probably best, as you never know what your box might like better... -- Visit the Zend Store at http://www.zend.com/store/ Wanna help me out? Like Music? Buy a CD: http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm Volunteer a little time: http://chatmusic.com/volunteer.htm