Assuming a record length of 100 characters and i want to read approximately the last 5 records, here is the code:
------code-----
<html>
<body>
<?php
$nchars = -500;
$handle = fopen ("access.log", "r");
if(!$handle){
echo(" problem opening the users file for read...");
exit();
}
echo("<h4>Last n records read in last 500 characters:</h4>");
echo("<hr>");
fseek($handle , $nchars, SEEK_END); //
$buf = fgets($handle, 100); // will read till a newline inclusive.
// ignore this record. I might be in the middle of it.
$icount = 0;
while (!feof ($handle)) {
$buf = fgets($handle, 100);
echo ("$buf <br />");
$icount ++;
}
fclose ($handle);
echo(" <h4>Number of records in last 500 characters is: $icount</h4>");
?>
</body>
</html>
----end code----
good luck. Ahmad
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