The **`fgetss()`** function in PHP is a built-in function. It gets a line from the file while removing all the tags from a line in an open file. These tags may be HTML or PHP tags. 

The method `fgetss` stops automatically after reaching the specified length, the file reaches its end, or the line ends. 







# Syntax:
```
fgetss(file, length, tags)
```
# Parameters

`file`: The filename containing the text and tags being extracted. 
 
`length`: Number of bytes that the user wants to read using this function. The default value is `1024` bytes.

`tags`: Optional parameter. Using this parameter, a user can define tags that do not need to be removed. 

# Return value
The function returns a string without the tags. However, if the function fails for any reason, it returns `False`. 

# Key points
1. Larger files may take a long time to read, as this method reads one line at a time.

2. For multiple usages of this method, we must clear the buffer.

3. On failure, this method may return `False`. However, if the function execution fails, it returns `False`.
  


# Code
Here is the code for a complete understanding of the `fgetss` method. 

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<?php 
// opening the file
$my_file = fopen("hello.txt", "rw");
// removing the tags from first line of the file except the tag
echo fgetss($my_file, 1024, '');
 
// close the file
fclose($my_file);


?>

## Explanation

The file `hello.txt` is opened and appointed with the file stream `my_file`. The `fgetss` function is then called to get a maximum of `1024` bytes and such that all tags except the `` HTML tags are removed.

The output then shows characters from only the one line of the file with the `` tag removed.

What is the fgetss() function in PHP?

Syntax:

Parameters

Return value

Key points

Code

Explanation