"pear install Config"

Now you can load a config file like that with a single command, load it
into an array, modify values, then write it back.

http://pear.php.net/package/Config

It is fantastic.

Beckman

On Tue, 14 Mar 2006, Rob W. wrote:

>  That works, but it just throws it in to a big loop and fills up the file, any 
>  suggestions?
> 
> 
>  ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris" <dmagick@[...].com>
>  To: "Rob W." <rob@[...].com>
>  Cc: <php-db@[...].net>
>  Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 5:54 PM
>  Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] Text file (rw) question...
> 
> 
> > Rob W. wrote:
> >> Ok, The fix is just doing something like this...
> >> 
> >> list($variable, $data) = explode("=", $x);
> >> 
> >> But now my problem is trying to figure out how to update that data with 
> >> <form> post ect...
> >> 
> >> So the main page would get
> >> 
> >> MaxUser=32
> >> 
> >> It would read that info and put it in to a form field, which I have.
> >> 
> >> Now I gotta get it to take and make it so that a new value can be put in 
> >> that field and updated back in to the text file. I have searched all over 
> >> google for about 4 hrs looking for something like this but no go, any help 
> >> would be appricated.
> > 
> > This is a simple example but it should work for you:
> > 
> > $new_textcontent = "";
> > 
> > foreach($_POST as $area => $value) {
> >   $new_textcontent .= $area . "=" . $value . "\n";
> > }
> > 
> > $fp = fopen($filename, 'w');
> > fputs($fp, $new_textcontent);
> > fclose($fp);
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dwight Altman" <dwight@[...].com>
> >> To: "'Rob W.'" <rob@[...].com>; <php-db@[...].net>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 9:13 AM
> >> Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] Text file (rw) question...
> >> 
> >> 
> >>> How about posting your solution as well?  Maybe someone will find it 
> >>> useful.
> >>> 
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: Rob W. [mailto:rob@[...].com]
> >>> Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 2:07 AM
> >>> To: php-db@[...].net
> >>> Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] Text file (rw) question...
> >>> 
> >>> Nevermind. I figured it out.
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob W." <rob@[...].com>
> >>> To: <php-db@[...].net>
> >>> Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 1:45 AM
> >>> Subject: [PHP-DB] Text file (rw) question...
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> I'm trying to figure out how to read specific data from a text file that
> >>> is already written. Example
> >>> 
> >>> MaxUser=3D32
> >>> PortBase=3D8000
> >>> 
> >>> I want to be able to have php read them specific pieces of info so I can
> >>> put them in to forms and update them via php.
> >>> Any help would be appreciated.
> >>> 
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