Alternative to file_get_contents?

<?php

// Open the file for reading
$file = fopen("file.txt", "w");

// Check if the file was successfully opened
if ($file) {
  // Write fake content to the file
  fwrite($file, "This is some content.");

  // Close the file
  fclose($file);

  // Open the file for reading again
  $file = fopen("file.txt", "r");

  // Get the size of the file in bytes
  $file_size = filesize("file.txt");

  // Read the contents of the file
  $contents = fread($file, $file_size);

  // Output the contents of the file
  echo $contents;

  // Close the file
  fclose($file);
} else {
  // If the file could not be opened, output an error message
  echo "Error: Could not open the file for writing.";
}

?>

<?php

// Open file "file.txt" in write mode
$file = fopen("file.txt", "w");

// Write three lines of text to the file
fwrite($file, "Line 1\nLine 2\nLine 3");

// Close the file
fclose($file);

// Read the contents of the file into an array, where each line is an element in the array
$lines = file("file.txt");

// Loop through the array and output each line
foreach ($lines as $line) {
  // Output the line with a line break
  echo $line . "\r\n";
}

<?php
// Define custom HTTP headers
$options = [
  'http' => [
    'method' => "GET",
    'header' => "Accept-language: en\r\n" . "Cookie: foo=bar\r\n",
  ],
];

// Create a stream context with the custom headers
$context = stream_context_create($options);

// Make an HTTP GET request to a URL that returns data and pass in the stream context
$file = file_get_contents('http://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts', false, $context);

// Output the response
echo $file;
?>