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ob_clean

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(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

Clean (erase) the contents of the active output buffer

Description

ob_clean(): bool

This function calls the output handler (with the PHP_OUTPUT_HANDLER_CLEAN flag), discards it's return value and cleans (erases) the contents of the active output buffer.

This function does not turn off the active output buffer like ob_end_clean() or ob_get_clean() does.

ob_clean() will fail without an active output buffer started with the PHP_OUTPUT_HANDLER_CLEANABLE flag.

Parameters Parameters

Return Values

Success

Errors/Exceptions

If the function fails it generates an E_NOTICE.

See Also

Source: reference/outcontrol/functions/ob-clean.xml · from the official PHP manual (php/doc-en)