php - characters instead of html

Question

Why does the code below code not print html content?

$url = 'http://clashofclans.com';
echo file_get_contents($url);

It works in all websites except for $url. I get this:

‹í}}{ÛÆ±ïÿùÛ[É-á…IÛrŽÍØqzœØO¤º·'ÍÕ ˆ˜$ÔK÷;¿™¾åö9µËÅîìÌì¼íìxúå×o»çÿx÷Rd£á³/žâ¢ ƒñÕi#7P½g_hÚÓQ”Z8¦i”6fYßh7NæwY61¢_fñõiãÿ{nt“Ñ$ÈâËaÔÐÂdœEcêöíËÓ¨w•;Ž

it's gzipped content, used for minimize data transfers over the network — Wizard
– Wizard, Commented Feb 7, 2016 at 16:32

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 10:28:26Z

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Because the response content is gzipped.

gzdecode(file_get_contents($url));

Consider using cURL instead, which does the decompression for you and should be more robust, as described in this SO answer.

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answered Feb 7, 2016 at 16:30

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