(PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
ob_get_flush — Flush the output buffer, return it as a string and turn off output buffering
ob_get_flush() flushes the output buffer, return it as a string and turns off output buffering.
The output buffer must be started by ob_start() with PHP_OUTPUT_HANDLER_FLUSHABLE flag. Otherwise ob_get_flush() will not work.
Note: This function is similar to ob_end_flush(), except that this function also returns the buffer as a string.
This function has no parameters.
Returns the output buffer or false
if no buffering is active.
Example #1 ob_get_flush() example
<?php
//using output_buffering=On
print_r(ob_list_handlers());
//save buffer in a file
$buffer = ob_get_flush();
file_put_contents('buffer.txt', $buffer);
print_r(ob_list_handlers());
?>
The above example will output:
Array ( [0] => default output handler ) Array ( )