appending two files into another file

gklinux

This is what I want to achieve using php:

I have one main file called

abcd

and two more files called

abcd_1 and abcd_2

I want to read the main file abcd
and append files abcd_1 and abcd_2
to it at specific line numbers.

Thus, my final

abcd

file will look like

....
....
contents of abcd_1
...
...
contents of abcd_2
...
...

I'm just not able to get it right.

Thanks for any help.

😕

Sxooter

ABCD:

<HTML>
MORE stuff here

<?php include "abcd_1";?>
MOre stuff
even more stuff
<?php include "abcd_2";?>
More stuff to the end of the file.

gklinux

I don't want to include the files, but append the content - using fopen.....

Sxooter

Lots of ways, easiest is probably to do something like:

$brk1 = 123;
$brk2 = 456;
$main = file("abcd");
$f1 = file("abcd_1");
$f2 = file("abcd_2");
$newarr = array_merge(
    array_slice($main,0,$brk1),
    $f1,
    array_slice($main,$brk1+1,$brk2),
    $f2,
    array_slice($main,$brk2+1)
);

Sxooter

Note that if these files are bigger than a meg or so, then you'll have to do it with fopen and something like a for loop

gklinux

the files are all big, so can you sen your solution
for bigger files too?

thanks,

gklinux

Sxooter

If the files are big, and you know the line number, it'll be something like this: (not tested, you get to do that 🙂 )

$in1 = "abcd";
$in2 = "abcd_1";
$in3 = "abcd_2";
$outfile = "abcd.new";
$brk1 = 123;
$brk2 = 456;
$fp1 = fopen($in1,"r");
$fp2 = fopen($in2,"r");
$fp3 = fopen($in3,"r");
$fpout = fopen($outfile,"w");
// Write the first chunk of the in1 file
for ($i=0;$i<$brk1;$i++){
  $buf = fgets($fp1,4096);
  fputs($fpout,$buf);
}
// Now insert in2:
while (!feof($fp2)){
  $buf = fgets($fp2,4096);
  fputs($fpout,$buf);
}
// Now the middle part
for ($i=$brk1+1;$i<$brk2;$i++){
  $buf = fgets($fp1,4096);
  fputs($fpout,$buf);
}
// Now the in3 file:
while (!feof($fp3)){
  $buf = fgets($fp3,4096);
  fputs($fpout,$buf);
}
// Now the last part of the main file
while (!feof($fp1)){
  $buf = fgets($fp1,4096);
  fputs($fpout,$buf);
}

That should do it. Not responsible for any bugs or anything.

gklinux

Thanks.

I don't know the line numbers, though.
that part is going to stay dynamic.

Actually the main file has some sections and
(previously uploaded) files need to be appended in some sections.

I may have to do some intelligent parsing
to find the start of a section and append.
What do you suggest?

gklinux

Sxooter

Instead of for next loops, you could do a while loop and set some var you trip with the right line goes by.