How to parse a config file into an array?

[HugoFromBOSS]

Ok,

I have tried, and googled and this is a last resort.

I have a config file like so:

//comment
variable = "value" //for text
variable = value //numeric
 

I have managed to get php to output an array like so (using the explode function)

Array
(
     [0] => variable = "value"
)
 
and not ...
 
Array
(
     [ variable] => "value"
)

How do I do this?

Many Thanks!

[code green]

[PHP]//Declare variables
$t_variable = "value" //for text
$v_variable = 1 //numeric[/PHP]Populate the array
[PHP]$arry = array();
$arry[$t_variable] = $v_variable;[/PHP]or you can try
[PHP]$arry = array($t_variable=>$v_variable);[/PHP]

[HugoFromBOSS]

Ah, but the config is in a file called config.cfg

[ronverdonk]

Ah, but the config is in a file called config.cfg

You lost me there! Could you please rephrase the problem? As I understand it now you have a file and you want to move its content into an array(?).

Ronald

[HugoFromBOSS]

Ok,

I have a file called server.cfg which contains:

//comments
servername = "myserver"
port = 1234

An then I want my PHP to break that down into variables (I have been using Arrays there maybe a better way).

$servername =

So that I can create a load of input boxes from the config to make it easy to edit.

Thanks!

[ronverdonk]

Putting it in an array (here done with the split function) can be done as follows, assuming that you have a 'clean' input line, e.g. comments and the likes taken out
[php]
list($key,$val) = split('=', $inputline);
$array[$key]=$val;
[/php]

Ronald

[kovik]

Take a look at parse_ini_file().

[ronverdonk]

Take a look at parse_ini_file().

You are so right! In my drive to populate an array via code I completely overlooked the most obvious solution. Thanks.

Ronald

[Atli]

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[HugoFromBOSS]

Yeh, I tried "parse_ini_file()" but it was a bit crasy.

[HugoFromBOSS]

<? 
 
$url = ('server.cfg');
 
$fh = fopen($url, 'r');
$file_cfg = fread($fh,10000);
fclose($fh);
 
list($key,$val) = split(' ', $file_cfg);
$array[$key]=$val;
 
print_r($array['servername']
 
?>
 

That only gets the first line.

How Do I get all of them?

[HugoFromBOSS]

BTW I got rid of the '=' the values are split by an ' '

[ronverdonk]

Do the file reading in a loop. Like this:
[php] $fh = @fopen($url, "r");
while (!feof($fh)) {
$file_cfg = fgets($fh);
list($key,$val) = split(' ', $file_cfg);
$array[$key]=$val;

}[/php]
Ronald

[pbmods]

Heya, Hugo.

Please use CODE tags when posting source code:

[CODE=php]
PHP code goes here.
[/CODE]

parse_ini_file() looks like it will do exactly what you're looking for. Pay special attention to the process_sections parameter.

[HugoFromBOSS]

I'll take another look

[HugoFromBOSS]

Do the file reading in a loop. Like this:
[php] $fh = @fopen($url, "r");
while (!feof($fh)) {
$file_cfg = fgets($fh);
list($key,$val) = split(' ', $file_cfg);
$array[$key]=$val;

}[/php]
Ronald

W00t thanks your pro :p