public static function getFileContents(string $pathAndFilename, int $flags = 0, $context = null, int $offset = null, int $maximumLength = -1)
    {
        if ($flags === true) {
            $flags = FILE_USE_INCLUDE_PATH;
        }
        try {
            if ($maximumLength > -1) {
                $content = file_get_contents($pathAndFilename, $flags, $context, $offset, $maximumLength);
            } else {
                $content = file_get_contents($pathAndFilename, $flags, $context, $offset);
            }
        } catch (ErrorException $ignoredException) {
            $content = false;
        }
        return $content;
    }