How to read in PHP a .php file?

How to read in PHP a .php file without compiling it, so I can edit it and and save it in a browser?

I need to put it out on an editable textbox.

 

Use fopen() an fread() to read the file and then you can display the contents as text.

 

open it with notepad++ , or any text editor..

 

i've tried that.
It works well for text files but if a recognizable command gets in it doesn't display anything.

 

$fp=fopen("test.php","r");
$contents=fread($fp",filesize("test.php"));
fclose($fp);

PHP:

 

I want to create an online editor for a specific php file

 

ssmm987 the code that you written returns a lot of data that are not in the file

 

Such as? It works fine for me!

 

ssmm987 code should work, what do you mean data that are not in the file,,,

<?php
$fp=fopen("test.php","r");
$contents=fread($fp,filesize("test.php"));
fclose($fp);
?>

<textarea rows="30" cols="50"><?php echo $contents;?></textarea>

PHP:

 

a lot of tables with specifications (like align, etc.) but i don't have any tables in my php

 

thanks!!!
don't know why but i created another php with the same code and now it works.

 

Hi,

Here is a online PHP,HTML editor: http://phphtmledit.com/index.php . You can use for free.

Rudolf