troubleshooting script

[seg]

I created this script, but its not working. Through troubleshooting it seems that the $i variable isn't being read in:

$dir_path = "../html/content/articles/" . $date . "/commentary/" . $columnist_dir_array[$i] . "/";

If I replace the $i with a 0 or 1 it seems to work. I tried printing $i in the loop to ensure the variable is making it into the loop and $i prints fine.

As is, the script times out without any errors. Would there be a reason the $i wouldn't work in $dir_path = "../html/content/articles/" . $date . "/commentary/" . $columnist_dir_array[$i] . "/";

Please let me know if you see a syntax error or a problem that I may have over looked. Thanks!

// Array of columnists
$columnist_dir_array[0] = "columnist1";
$columnist_dir_array[1] = "columnist2";
$columnist_dir_array[2] = "columnist3";
$columnist_dir_array[3] = "columnist4";
$columnist_dir_array[4] = "columnist5";
$columnist_dir_array[5] = "columnist6";
$columnist_dir_array[6] = "columnist7";
$columnist_dir_array[7] = "columnist8";
$columnist_dir_array[8] = "columnist9";

// Add columnists by adding to bottom of array (above), name represents directory name

// Number of columnists - starting at 1
$count_col = count($columnist_dir_array);

for ($i = 0; $i < $count_col; $i++) {

// Look for latest date with .txt files
$adjust = -1;

do
{
 $adjust++;

 $date = strftime ("%Y/%m/%d", strtotime("-$adjust day"));

 // Directory Variable
 $dir_path = "../html/content/articles/" . $date . "/commentary/" . $columnist_dir_array[$i] . "/";

 // Create array of .txt file names
 $file_names = glob($dir_path . '*.txt');

 // Count array
 $count_txt = count($file_names);
}

while ($count_txt == 0);

$count = 1;

if ( is_array ( $file_names ) ) {

 // Diplay [story_component] tokens for each file
 foreach ($file_names as $file) {
  echo "<span class='headline'>[story_component:commentary/" . $columnist_dir_array[$i] . ":" . $count . ":headline-link]</span><br />
  <span class='italictext12'>[story_component:commentary/" . $columnist_dir_array[$i] . ":" . $count . ":byline]</span><br />
  <p class='article_spacing'><span class='text12'>[story_component:commentary/" . $columnist_dir_array[$i] . ":" . $count . ":paragraphs:1:1]</span>
  <span class='italictext10'> - [date]</span></p>";

  $count++;
 }
}
}

[kburger]

As is, the script times out without any errors. Would there be a reason the $i wouldn't work in $dir_path = "../html/content/articles/" . $date . "/commentary/" . $columnist_dir_array[$i] . "/";

No. There's no reason that wouldn't work. I think the problem lies in the logic. You're in an infinite loop if there are no *.txt files in one of your directories.

do {
...
} while ($count_txt == 0);