Removing a line from a flatfile database

[Anon]

I have a text file which is basically the basis for a shopping basket mechanism. I need to delete a user defined line and am stuck on how to do this - I know I need to read the contents of the file and then rewrite it without 'the' line, but how is this done in code? I would like to be able to do this using the line number as there may be lines with duplicate info on.

Any help much appreciated...

Rebajas.

[vsego]

If the file is not too big:

$file = file($filename);
$removedLine = array_splice($file, $lineIndex, 1);
$f = fopen($filename, "w");
foreach($file as $line)
fputs($f, $line);
fclose($f);

[[deleted]]

and if you don't know which line number it is, but you do know wjhat the line should look like:

$aFile = file($sFilename);
$f = fopen($filename, "w");
foreach($file as $line)
if ($sLine != 'the line you want to get rid of')
{
fputs($f, $sLine);
};
fclose($f);

[Anon]

You are a star...

🙂 Cheers.