Return the contents of the output buffer ob_get_clean ob_get_flush Output Control Functions PHP Manual ob_get_contents (PHP 4, PHP 5)ob_get_contents — Return the contents of the output buffer Description string ob_get_contents ( void ) Gets the contents of the output buffer without clearing it. Return Values This will return the contents of the output buffer or FALSE, if output buffering isn't active. Examples Example #1 A simple ob_get_contents() example <?phpob_start();echo "Hello ";$out1 = ob_get_contents();echo "World";$out2 = ob_get_contents();ob_end_clean();var_dump($out1, $out2);?> The above example will output: string(6) "Hello " string(11) "Hello World" See Also ob_start() ob_get_length() ob_get_clean ob_get_flush Output Control Functions PHP Manual