reading from the bottom up

mycro

How do I display a text file backward from the last line to line 1. i am trying to display latest results on top.

for example. tst.txt has:
cow
cat
dog

i want it to display:
dog
cat
cow

i dont have mysql
thanks

kidsleep

I just through this together. It's ugly. But it works


<?php

$FH=file("test.txt");

$FH=array_flip($FH); 

$FH=array_reverse($FH,1);

$FH=array_flip($FH);


$x=(count($FH)-1);

while($x>=0)
	{

echo("$FH[$x]<br>");

$x--;

}

?>

As soon as I get to my house, I'll try to come up with something a little prettier. I'm without my manual right now

HTH

mycro

hey thanks a lot, it sure does work
🙂 🆒 🙂

linus

Why do you need the array_flip()s? This should work fine:

$lines = file('tst.txt');
$lines = array_reverse($lines);

foreach ($lines as $line) {
   echo trim($line) . "<br />\n";
}

kidsleep

I knew there was a better way. but in my rush I forgot about foreach. Damn it's been a long day. Thanks linus.