Count lines in a text file

b0r3d

Hey,

I cannot for the life of me figure out an easy and simple way to count the number of lines in a text file.. eqivelent to something like mIRC. For example.

$lines(filename.txt) (That being mIRC)

IS there something like that for php?

Thanks,

b0r3d

mahers

A quick way.

$all_lines = file('filename.txt');
$total_lines = count($all_lines);
echo 'Total lines :' . $total_lines;

$counter = 0;
$fp = fopen('filename.txt','r');
while(!feof($fp)) {
    $tmp = fgets($fp); $counter++;
}
fclose($fp);
echo 'Total lines: '.$counter;

There will probably be more efficient ways of doing this, but these were the first two off my head.

b0r3d

Thanks a lot. I was already using the method,


 $var1 = file("filename");

Then i used it in a while.

 while ($i <= count($var1)):
      do whatever
 $i++;
 endwhile;

I just didn't know if i had it right or not.

I am still having this problem listed at the link below

http://www.phpbuilder.com/board/showthread.php?s=&threadid=10228364