Helper</h2>

<p>This helper is loaded using the following code:</p>
<code>$this->load->helper('file');</code>

<p>The following functions are available:</p>

<h2>read_file('<var>path</var>')</h2>

<p>Returns the data contained in the file specified in the path.  Example:</p>

<code>$string = read_file('./path/to/file.php');</code>

<p>The path can be a relative or full server path.  Returns FALSE (boolean) on failure.</p>

<p class="important"><strong>Note:</strong> The path is relative to your main site in