How to supress echoes from functions?

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PHP: Suppress output within a function?

I am using multiple php scripts.."

That include libraries I need. The thing is that they are designed to give an output to the browser in the forms of echo and print or print_r

However I need to use them and not display anything for all I care is the operation they do. Is there any way I can supress the output those functions give without modifying source code?

You mean from client side? – hjpotter92 Jan 23 '13 at 14:50 — hjpotter92, Jan 23 '13 at 14:50
@BackinaFlash nope, server side. I'm calling the functions – quinestor Jan 23 '13 at 14:51 — quinestor, Jan 23 '13 at 14:51

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 23 '13 at 14:51

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You can use output buffering, and just discard the buffer:

ob_start();

function_that_prints_stuff_1();
function_that_prints_stuff_2();

// Done with the printing functions, discard the buffer:
ob_end_clean();

answered Jan 23 '13 at 14:51

nickb

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 23 '13 at 14:54

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Use ob_start and ob_clean

//start of your script
ob_start();

/*some library stuff*/

// clean up the buffer
ob_end_clean();

/*your stuff*/

edited Jan 23 '13 at 14:54

inhan

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answered Jan 23 '13 at 14:52

Louis Huppenbauer

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`ob_end_clean` not clean_end ;) – Jonnix Jan 23 '13 at 14:53

How to supress echoes from functions?

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