including parts of a txt file

[deltaforce229]

is there a way so that i could only include the first 5 lines of a txt file and have them automaticly break at the end of each line?

im trying to include the first 5 lines from a log file into a server monitoring script im working on.

[_theworks]

im trying to include the first 5 lines from a log file into a server monitoring script im working on.

I dont think you can include just a part of a file..

ever consider using XML for your log file?
much nicer and cleaner 😃 😃

but all that aside...
if you wanted to use a text file a 'easy' way to do it would be seperating ur log entries with a charater or somthing then exploding it...
like so...
This is inside your textfile....(textfile.txt)

logg entry #1[+]logg entry #2[+]logg entry #3[+]logg entry #4[+]logg entry#5[+]
logg entry #6[+]logg entry #7[+]logg entry #8[+]logg entry #9[+]logg entry #10[+]

this reads the file and displays the 1st 5 entrys...(reader.php)

$filename = 'textfile.txt';
			$handle = fopen($filename, "r");
			$log_string_buffer = fread($handle, filesize($filename)); //gets the contents of textfile.txt
			fclose($handle);

 $log_string = trim($log_string_buffer); 	// trims off the crap if there is any.

$log_array=explode('[+]',$log_string);  //this explodes the string by [+]
                                        //putting  it into  a nice array. 
echo '5 latest log entries!:<br>';

for($i=0;$i<=4;$i++){
	echo $log_array[$i].'<br>'; //echos out the 1st 5 entries!
}

[deltaforce229]

thanks that works

[_theworks]

You Should Really Consider Using XML for your log file though!