Reading a Text File, to different Vars.

[Anon]

Hi, I am learning PHP. I am trying to read files to different variables. For example the text file, would contain:

nameemailallience

I want to read these, as there separted by the astrix to the specified VARS.

So name would read to $user
and email would read to $email. ect...

This way I can have a long list of information, and read it back to specific variables.

If anyone can send me a peice of code, that will do this, please do. I have been stumbed on this for a long time.

[tasistro]

$filedata=@file("%whateverfile here%");

// $filedata is now an array with each row as an element

$firstfield=strtok($filedata[0],"");
$secondfield=strtok("");
$thirdfield=strtok("");
.
.
.
$n_field=strtok("");

then move on to next line

$firstfield=strtok($filedata[1],"*");

...etc

Saludos
Gerardo

[Anon]

why not split into 3?

Something like.

list($user,$email,$alliance) = split("*",$string,3);

so it would be something like.

$fp = fopen("path///to//your//file","r");
$string = fpassthru($fp);
fclose($fp);
list($user,$email,$alliance) = split("*",$string,3);

echo "user: $user<br>email: $email<br>alliance: $aaliance";

Been awhile since i have used any filesystem functions... so I am not 100% on the syntax but you should get a general idea of what I am talking about.

Cheers,

John