hotspot_ynh/sources/lib/unix_func.php

<?php 

 /**
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  *  Copyright (C) 2012  Kload <kload@kload.fr>
  *
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  *
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  *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  *  GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
  *
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  *  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
  
function read_file($file, $lines = 20) {

    if (!$handle = fopen($file, "r"))
        return false;
    $linecounter = $lines;
    $pos = -2;
    $beginning = false;
    $text = array();
    while ($linecounter > 0) {
        $t = " ";
        while ($t != "\n") {
            if(fseek($handle, $pos, SEEK_END) == -1) {
                $beginning = true;
                break;
            }
            $t = fgetc($handle);
            $pos --;
        }
        $linecounter --;
        if ($beginning) {
            rewind($handle);
        }
        $text[$lines-$linecounter-1] = fgets($handle);
        if ($beginning) break;
    }
    fclose ($handle);
    return array_reverse($text);
}