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strange ob_start() behaviour - double output

ob_start() doesn't seem to be stopping any output so when I flush the buffer it's doubling up

<?php
ob_start();
echo "Text..... <br />";
echo ob_get_flush();
?>

Outputs

Text..... 
Text.....

But I was expecting

Text.....

Any ideas ?

Thanks

Solution

  • Remove the echo on the last line.

    ob_get_flush() implicitly prints the stored output and also returns it so you're printing it out twice.

    You may have confused ob_get_flush() with ob_get_clean()