[Resolved] flat file database using php

[atamel]

Hi,

I have a flat text file with some info about 100 people. It contains the following fields: lastname, firstname, birthdate, birthlocation And I have approximately 100 records. So my text file looks something like this.

Jackson, Tom, 11/20/1982, Chicago.
Brown, Alice, 10/03/1956, Washington.
...

I want to be able to query these records according to lastname, firstname etc. But I do not want to use MySQL, or any other server. I just want to work with php and a flat text file that contains the information I described.

The reason for that is my host might not provide any server support. So I cannot count on a server running 24/7. I'm wondering if anyone has any experience in working with flat text files like databases and provide me with some sample code.

thanks,
Mete

[Brendan_Nolan]

http://www.c-worker.ch/txtdbapi/index_eng.php

[atamel]

I'm glad that someone else thought about this before me and already implemented a whole package for it. Thanks a lot for pointing it out!