> -----Original Message----- > From: mathieu leddet [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 12 March 2008 11:04 > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP] Comparing files > > > Hi all, > > I have a simple question : how can I ensure that 2 files are identical ? > > How about this ? > > --------8<------------------------------------------------------ > > function files_identical($path1, $path2) { > > return (file_get_contents($path1) == file_get_contents($path2)); > > } > > --------8<------------------------------------------------------ > > Note that I would like to compare any type of files (text and binary). > > Thanks for any help, >
Depending upon the size of the files, I would expect it would be quicker to compare a hash of each file. Edward -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
