# read()

Similar to [**`fetch()`**](/vapm/system/fetch.md), you can use it to fetch results from your website, but you can also get content from a folder path that you need.

```php
/**
 * @throws Throwable
 *
 * This is a function used only to retrieve results from an address or file path via the file_get_contents method
 */
public static function read(string $path) : Promise;   
```

Example:

```php
$url = "https://www.google.com/";

System::read($url)->then(function($value) {
    var_dump($value);
})->catch(function($reason) {
    var_dump($reason);
});
```


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