PHP read large file line by line?

howa

hi,

how to read a large php file line by line?

fread can't?

thanks.

Oct 13 '06 #1

.:[ ikciu ]:.

Hmm howa <ho******@gmail.comwrote:

hi,

how to read a large php file line by line?

fgets

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Oct 13 '06 #2

ZabMilenko

$file_array = file($file_name);

foreach ($file_array as $line_number =$line)
{
// Handle the line
}

See: http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.file.php
howa wrote:

hi,

how to read a large php file line by line?

fread can't?

thanks.

Oct 13 '06 #3

Jerry Stuckle

ZabMilenko wrote:

>
$file_array = file($file_name);

foreach ($file_array as $line_number =$line)
{
// Handle the line
}

See: http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.file.php
howa wrote:

>hi,

how to read a large php file line by line?

fread can't?

thanks.

The problem with your solution is it reads the entire file into the
array. Note he said LARGE FILE. This could very quickly run him out of
memory.

Ikciu has the correct answer. fgets() is the way to go.

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Oct 13 '06 #4

Pedro Graca

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ZabMilenko top-posted (corrected):

howa wrote:

>hi,

how to read a large php file line by line?

fread can't?

thanks.

$file_array = file($file_name);

foreach ($file_array as $line_number =$line)
{
// Handle the line
}

See: http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.file.php

What if the file is larger than memory_limit (8Mb)?

http://www.php.net/manual/en/ini.cor...i.memory-limit

fgets() is the right answer in this case.

So, instead of coding with file() which works now with a 200K file,
start with fgets and your script will not break when the file grows.

http://www.php.net/fgets

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Oct 13 '06 #5

small

I would go fgets, this will allow you to control how much of the file
you would like to do, or maybe possibly do it in batches.

On Oct 14, 4:17 am, Pedro Graca <hex...@dodgeit.comwrote:

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ZabMilenko top-posted (corrected):

howa wrote:

hi,

how to read a large php file line by line?

fread can't?

thanks.

$file_array = file($file_name);

foreach ($file_array as $line_number =$line)
{
// Handle the line
}

See: http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.file.phpWhat if the file is larger than memory_limit (8Mb)?

http://www.php.net/manual/en/ini.cor...i.memory-limit

fgets() is the right answer in this case.

So, instead of coding with file() which works now with a 200K file,
start with fgets and your script will not break when the file grows.

http://www.php.net/fgets

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Oct 15 '06 #6