File contents into Array

[EricTRocks]

Hello,

I am in need of some help with array and explode functions. I need to write info to a file and name it or number the item. Then be able to place multiple items in this one file. Thus, having one file with many different items which will be placed into the array and then be manipulated.

I know how to write to a file and create an individual name for each item, however, getting this information into the array is the bigger issue. Is it possible to make the explode and array functions work on an external file from the actual script???

Eric T>

PS: I do not have database capabilities so don't tell me i should use a database 🙂 . Thanks!

[sarahk]

have you looked at serialize?

[EricTRocks]

How would this help???

[sarahk]

because then you can have this to save your array

fd = fopen($file, "w+");
$data = serialize($data);
fputs ($fd, $data);			
fclose($fd);

and this to retrieve it

$fd = fopen ($file, "r");
$contents = fread ($fd, filesize($file));
fclose ($fd);
$data = unserialize($contents);