PHP corrupted readed file

Question

my php file looks like:

$file = file("test.cpp");
//checks if file is opened properly...
foreach($file as $line)
{
  echo $lines."<br/>";
}

test.cpp file looks like:

#include <iostream>

int main()
{
  int a,b,c;
  cin>>a>>b;
  cout<<a;
  return 0;
}

but printed output - look at it:

#include

int main()
{
int a, b;
float x,y,z;
cin>>a>>b;
cout<return 0;
}

it is corrupted, but I have no idea why - original file is in valid state, but only loaded lines are sometimes corrupted

Check the source of the page. Maybe your browser is trying to read `` as HTML. — gen_Eric, Oct 20 '14 at 20:50
Make sure you're reading the file you believe you're reading; though PHP is well known for adding spurious lines (incredibly always syntactically correct) to C++ source code on a whimsy... PHP is the awakening of skynet — Mark Baker, Oct 20 '14 at 20:51
are you sure your not looking at it via a browser, which will interpret the <> as html — , Oct 20 '14 at 20:52
@RocketHazmat yeah, you're right, it tries to read iostream as HTML mark, same as < — encoree1337, Oct 20 '14 at 20:52

Cheery · Accepted Answer · 2014-10-20T20:53:23.807

3

$file = file("test.cpp");
//checks if file is opened properly...
echo '<pre>';
foreach($file as $line)
{
  echo htmlentities($line);
}
echo '</pre>';

ps: no need in <br> tag, <pre> preserves new line. or just

if (file_exists("test.cpp"))
  echo '<pre>' . htmlentities(file_get_contents("test.cpp")) . '</pre>';

edited Oct 20 '14 at 20:53

answered Oct 20 '14 at 20:52

Cheery

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