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# ob_get_flush

(PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5)

ob_get_flush -- Flush the output buffer, return it as a string and turn off output buffering

## Description

string ob_get_flush ( void )

ob_get_flush() flushes the output buffer, return it as a string and turns off output buffering. ob_get_flush() returns `FALSE` if no buffering is active.

> Note: This function is similar to ob_end_flush(), except that this function returns the buffer as a string.

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
    (
    )

See also ob_end_clean(), ob_end_flush() and ob_list_handlers().

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