Count the number of lines in a text file

Count the number of lines in a text file

Here is a simple PHP sample to count and return the number of lines in a text file. The output can be customised to suit your own requirements.

Example

<?php
$fileName = “filename.txt”;

$NoOflines = count(file($fileName));

echo “There are $NoOflines lines in $fileName”;
?>

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