Change 1 line in a php file

[beary]

I have a php file which looks like this:

<?php
$subjectshort=' vetcm';
$comparray=arra y('c1','c2','e1 ');
?>

I need to change the $comparray line so it now looks like this:

$comparray=arra y('c1','c2','e1 ','e2');

How can I do this (I would appreciate actual code if possible).

Thankyou.

[MarkoKlacar]

I have a php file which looks like this:

<?php
$subjectshort=' vetcm';
$comparray=arra y('c1','c2','e1 ');
?>

I need to change the $comparray line so it now looks like this:

$comparray=arra y('c1','c2','e1 ','e2');

How can I do this (I would appreciate actual code if possible).

Thankyou.

Hi,

you mean you want to add values to the array dynamically?

[beary]

Hi,

you mean you want to add values to the array dynamically?

Thanks for your reply.

Um, well, yes I need this to happen via a script. The 'e1','e2' etc represent competencies, and when a user adds a competency, it needs to update this file. This file contains all the short abbreviations, and pretty much every other file in the system accesses this file to work.

Now obviously I myself can easily and quickly change this file manually, but the system is designed to be used by anyone without accessing the files directly on the server. Thus the need for the script to do it automatically.

[gregerly]

Thanks for your reply.

Um, well, yes I need this to happen via a script. The 'e1','e2' etc represent competencies, and when a user adds a competency, it needs to update this file. This file contains all the short abbreviations, and pretty much every other file in the system accesses this file to work.

Now obviously I myself can easily and quickly change this file manually, but the system is designed to be used by anyone without accessing the files directly on the server. Thus the need for the script to do it automatically.

Personally, I'm thinking this is something that would be well suited for a database. Store the competencies in the DB, and pull them into your file dynamically, rather than actually writing to the file. Just a personal thing, you can probably get it to work either way, but the database option would be alot easier.

Greg

[beary]

Personally, I'm thinking this is something that would be well suited for a database. Store the competencies in the DB, and pull them into your file dynamically, rather than actually writing to the file. Just a personal thing, you can probably get it to work either way, but the database option would be alot easier.

Greg

Gregerly, Thanks for your tip. You're probably right, it probably is suited for a db. But it's a 1 off thing, and I'm still wondering whether anybody out there can tell me the required code. I didn't think it would be too complicated. Perhaps I'm wrong...