PHP open txt file and echo its contents - php

Question

The path of my .txt file is C:\Users\George\Desktop\test.txt
And I use:
$path = "C:\\Users\\George\\Desktop\\test.txt";
$fileContent = file_get_contents($path);
echo $fileContent;
But I get file_get_contents(C:\Users\George\Desktop\test.txt) [function.file-get-contents]: failed to open stream. But why?

Answer 1

Use this code:
$path = "C:/Users/George/Desktop/test.txt";
$fileContent = file_get_contents($path);
echo $fileContent;

Answer 2

as the error mentions, that path exists...
Wrong assertion, PHP is just telling you there was an error opening that path, it doesn't mean it exists, also, the error message should mention the reason for the error, i.e.: not found, permission denied, etc...
Answer:
Your code syntax is correct. The error is one of the following 3:
1 - The file doesn't exist.
2 - The path is wrong.
3 - Php doesn't have permission to access that file.

Answer 3

Maybe if YOU do not have the right to read this file as PHP, the system have it, try exec or system :
$path = 'C:\\Users\\George\\Desktop\\test.txt';
function getFile_exec($path)
{
if(file_exists($path))
{
return exec("cat $path");
}
else
{
return false;
}
}
function getFile_syst($path)
{
if(file_exists($path))
{
return system("cat $path");
}
else
{
return false;
}
}
var_dump(getFile_exec($path));
var_dump(getFile_syst($path));
But as you have this error : Warning: file_get_contents(C:/Users/George/Desktop/test.txt) [function.file-get-contents]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/a2133027/public_html/index.php on line 5 and like Pedro Lobito said, you must be on linux, so, the good way to access your files on desktop may be : ~/Desktop/test.txt or ~/test.txt if it's directly in your user files ... Are you sure, you are under windows ?