How to parse an array in a txt to a var

[Anon]

I neeed to call a txt file that holds info I want displayed on a page. I seem to be able to call the txt file using fopen, although I'm not sure how to extract the required info to display it in a txt area

[polson]

Text file :

// text.txt
fred|is the man|yes
john|has a bird|no
sally|has a cat|yes

// open into an array
$contents = file('text.txt');

// Now, the following applies :
$contents[0] = 'fred|is the man|yes';
$contents[1] = 'john|has a bird|no';
$contents[2] = 'sally|has a cat|yes';

// Let's explode it
$foo = explode('|',$contents[0]);

// Now, the following applies :
$foo[0] = 'fred';
$foo[1] = 'is the man';
$foo[2] = 'yes';

[Anon]

Thanks alot. Your explanation was very clear and concise.