Read file from outside document root

[dominicosavio]

Sorry, if this question has been asked before (and I am sure it has),

How do I read the text file from outside document root?

and I have a very little knowledge about PHP

Thank you

[firepages]

Hi , no differently from any other file.

[PHP]
<?php
include('/home/user/stuff/file.txt');
/*or*/
file_get_contents('/hme/user/stuff/file.txt');
/*or look at fopen, fgets/fclose etc */
?>
[/PHP

[dominicosavio]

thank you so much