fread

<?php                 if (flock($handle, LOCK_SH)) {

                    clearstatcache(true, $path);



                    $contents = fread($handle, $this->size($path) ?: 1);



                    flock($handle, LOCK_UN);

                }

<?php     {

        clearstatcache(true, $this->path);



        return fread($this->handle, $length ?? ($this->size() ?: 1));

    }