diff --git a/runtime-light/stdlib/file/file-system-functions.h b/runtime-light/stdlib/file/file-system-functions.h
index bdc3ece9c7..5a84100fe2 100644
--- a/runtime-light/stdlib/file/file-system-functions.h
+++ b/runtime-light/stdlib/file/file-system-functions.h
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <utility>
 
-#include "runtime-common/core/allocator/script-allocator.h"
 #include "runtime-common/core/runtime-core.h"
-#include "runtime-common/core/std/containers.h"
 #include "runtime-common/stdlib/array/array-functions.h"
 #include "runtime-common/stdlib/string/string-functions.h"
 #include "runtime-light/coroutine/task.h"
@@ -204,40 +202,22 @@ inline Optional<string> f$file_get_contents(const string& stream) noexcept {
 }
 
 inline Optional<array<string>> f$file(const string& name) noexcept {
-  struct stat stat_buf {};
-
   auto expected_file{kphp::fs::file::open(name.c_str(), "r")};
   if (!expected_file.has_value()) {
     return false;
   }
-  if (!k2::stat({name.c_str(), name.size()}, std::addressof(stat_buf)).has_value()) {
-    return false;
-  }
-  if (!S_ISREG(stat_buf.st_mode)) {
-    kphp::log::warning("regular file expected as first argument in function file, \"{}\" is given", name.c_str());
-    return false;
-  }
 
-  const size_t size{static_cast<size_t>(stat_buf.st_size)};
-  if (size > string::max_size()) {
-    kphp::log::warning("file \"{}\" is too large", name.c_str());
+  auto expected_file_content{std::move(*expected_file).get_contents()};
+  if (!expected_file_content.has_value()) {
     return false;
   }
-
-  kphp::stl::vector<std::byte, kphp::memory::script_allocator> file_content;
-  file_content.resize(size);
-  {
-    auto file{std::move(*expected_file)};
-    if (auto expected_read_result{file.read(file_content)}; !expected_read_result.has_value() || *expected_read_result < size) {
-      return false;
-    }
-  }
+  auto file_content{std::move(*expected_file_content)};
 
   array<string> result;
   int32_t prev{-1};
-  for (size_t i{0}; i < size; i++) {
-    if (static_cast<char>(file_content[i]) == '\n' || i + 1 == size) {
-      result.push_back(string{reinterpret_cast<char*>(file_content.data()) + prev + 1, static_cast<string::size_type>(i - prev)});
+  for (size_t i{0}; i < file_content.size(); i++) {
+    if (static_cast<char>(file_content[i]) == '\n' || i + 1 == file_content.size()) {
+      result.push_back(string{file_content.buffer() + prev + 1, static_cast<string::size_type>(i - prev)});
       prev = i;
     }
   }
diff --git a/runtime-light/stdlib/file/resource.h b/runtime-light/stdlib/file/resource.h
index 5300ce96e0..0db50450a0 100644
--- a/runtime-light/stdlib/file/resource.h
+++ b/runtime-light/stdlib/file/resource.h
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <utility>
 
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
 #include "runtime-common/core/allocator/script-allocator.h"
 #include "runtime-common/core/class-instance/refcountable-php-classes.h"
 #include "runtime-common/core/runtime-core.h"
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "runtime-light/coroutine/task.h"
 #include "runtime-light/k2-platform/k2-api.h"
 #include "runtime-light/server/http/http-server-state.h"
+#include "runtime-light/stdlib/diagnostics/logs.h"
 #include "runtime-light/stdlib/output/output-state.h"
 #include "runtime-light/streams/stream.h"
 
@@ -146,7 +149,29 @@ inline auto file::pread(std::span<std::byte> buf, uint64_t offset) noexcept -> s
 }
 
 inline auto file::get_contents() noexcept -> std::expected<string, int32_t> {
-  return std::unexpected{m_descriptor != k2::INVALID_PLATFORM_DESCRIPTOR ? k2::errno_efault : k2::errno_enodev};
+  struct stat stat_buf {};
+
+  return k2::fstat(m_descriptor, std::addressof(stat_buf)).and_then([&stat_buf, this] noexcept -> std::expected<string, int32_t> {
+    if (!S_ISREG(stat_buf.st_mode)) {
+      kphp::log::warning("regular file expected");
+      return std::unexpected{k2::errno_efault};
+    }
+
+    const size_t size{static_cast<size_t>(stat_buf.st_size)};
+    if (size > string::max_size()) {
+      kphp::log::warning("file is too large");
+      return std::unexpected{k2::errno_efault};
+    }
+
+    string file_content{static_cast<string::size_type>(size), false};
+    return read({reinterpret_cast<std::byte*>(file_content.buffer()), file_content.size()})
+        .and_then([size, &file_content](size_t read_result) noexcept -> std::expected<string, int32_t> {
+          if (read_result < size) {
+            return std::unexpected{k2::errno_efault};
+          }
+          return file_content;
+        });
+  });
 }
 
 inline auto file::flush() noexcept -> std::expected<void, int32_t> {