:sig void ob_close() :params return value : none :content Discards the current output buffer and its contents, switching back to the previous buffer on the stack. Use it when you captured output only to throw it away (e.g. rendering for a side effect). :example ob_start(); print("this output is discarded"); ob_close(); print("the buffered text never reached the response\n"); :see >ob ob_get_close ob_start