Get current buffer contents and delete current output buffer ob_flush ob_get_contents Output Control Functions PHP Manual ob_get_clean (PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5)ob_get_clean — Get current buffer contents and delete current output buffer Description string ob_get_clean ( void ) Gets the current buffer contents and delete current output buffer. ob_get_clean() essentially executes both ob_get_contents() and ob_end_clean(). Return Values Returns the contents of the output buffer and end output buffering. If output buffering isn't active then FALSE is returned. Examples Example #1 A simple ob_get_clean() example <?phpob_start();echo "Hello World";$out = ob_get_clean();$out = strtolower($out);var_dump($out);?> The above example will output: string(11) "hello world" See Also ob_get_contents() ob_start() ob_flush ob_get_contents Output Control Functions PHP Manual