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ob_flush

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

Flush (send) the return value of the active output handler

Description

ob_flush(): bool

This function calls the output handler (with the PHP_OUTPUT_HANDLER_FLUSH flag), flushes (sends) its return value and discards the contents of the active output buffer.

This function does not turn off the active output buffer like ob_end_flush() or ob_get_flush() does.

ob_flush() will fail without an active output buffer started with the PHP_OUTPUT_HANDLER_FLUSHABLE flag.

Parameters Parameters

Return Values

Success

Errors/Exceptions

If the function fails it generates an E_NOTICE.

See Also

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