ob_end_clean Clean (erase) the contents of the active output buffer and turn it off &reftitle.description; boolob_end_clean This function calls the output handler (with the PHP_OUTPUT_HANDLER_CLEAN and PHP_OUTPUT_HANDLER_FINAL flags), discards its return value, discards the contents of the active output buffer and turns off the active output buffer. ob_end_clean will fail without an active output buffer started with the PHP_OUTPUT_HANDLER_REMOVABLE flag. ob_end_clean will discard the contents of the active output buffer even if it was started without the PHP_OUTPUT_HANDLER_CLEANABLE flag. &reftitle.parameters; &no.function.parameters; &reftitle.returnvalues; &return.success; &reftitle.errors; If the function fails it generates an E_NOTICE. &reftitle.examples; The following example shows an easy way to get rid of the contents of the active output buffer: ]]> &reftitle.seealso; ob_start ob_get_contents ob_clean ob_get_clean ob_end_flush