how do you access an array in an included/required field?

[NotGiven]

I have a large array that would be messy to include in the file "main.php"
itself and would prefer to include/require it. Say I have the following
line in "main.php":

require_once('/arr.php');

And the "arr.php" file looks something like this:

<?php
array(1)='***@Ok.com';
array(2)='***@Ok.com';
array(3)='***@Ok.com';
array(4)='***@Ok.com';
array(5)='***@Ok.com';
array(6)='***@Ok.com';
array(7)='***@Ok.com';
array(8)='***@Ok.com';
array(9)='***@Ok.com';
array(10)='****@Ok.com';
?>

Would I be able to reference the array AS IF I had declared the array in
"main.php"?

I am a programmer but new to PHP.

Many thanks.

[Pedro Graca]

NotGiven wrote:

I have a large array that would be messy to include in the file "main.php"
itself and would prefer to include/require it. Say I have the following
line in "main.php":

require_once('/arr.php');

And the "arr.php" file looks something like this:

<?php
array(1)='***@Ok.com'; [snipped] ?>

Would I be able to reference the array AS IF I had declared the array in
"main.php"?

I am a programmer but new to PHP.

What hapenned when you tried it?

I guess your problem is with the require_once(). Are you sure you have
arr.php on the root dir?
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[Pedro Graca]

Pedro Graca wrote:

NotGiven wrote:

<?php
array(1)='***@Ok.com';

I guess your problem is with the require_once(). Are you sure you have
arr.php on the root dir?

And that the syntax for the array is wrong:

1. you need the $ before the array name
2. the array elements are specified with []

so ...

<?php
$array[1] = 'o**@Ok.com';
?>
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[Tormod Fjeldskår]

NotGiven wrote:

I have a large array that would be messy to include in the file "main.php"
itself and would prefer to include/require it. Say I have the following
line in "main.php":

require_once('/arr.php');

And the "arr.php" file looks something like this:

<?php
array(1)='***@Ok.com';
array(2)='***@Ok.com';
array(3)='***@Ok.com';
array(4)='***@Ok.com';
array(5)='***@Ok.com';
array(6)='***@Ok.com';
array(7)='***@Ok.com';
array(8)='***@Ok.com';
array(9)='***@Ok.com';
array(10)='****@Ok.com';
?>
This is incorrect syntax. Try:

<?php
$array = array(
1 => "ok*@Ok.com",
2 => "ok*@Ok.com",
3 => "ok*@Ok.com"
);
?>
Would I be able to reference the array AS IF I had declared the array in
"main.php"?

Yes. When you include/require the array, you can treat it as it is
declared in the file it's included in. Thus, this is a valid main.php:

<?php

require_once('arr.php');

echo $array[1];

?>

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