note 52568 added to function.fopen

Im not sure I understand this function. When I type the following it echos the value of $hi which appears to be "Resource id #5". I want it to set $hi to be the contents of the file instead. What am I doing wrong or how can this be accomplished? <?php $hi = fopen("http://www.azoundria.com/hi.txt", "r"); echo $hi; ?> ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.fopen.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+52568 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+52568&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+52568&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+52568&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+52568&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+52568&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+52568&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php