Re: [PHP] Re: Search a flat file.
If the file is of a reasonable size (not hundreds of kilobytes), then you
can just slurp it all into an array and foreach through it:
$matched = 0;
$myfile = file('/usr/home/crud/myfile');
foreach ($myfile as $line)
{
$split_line = explode(':', $line);
if ($split_line[1] == 'bob')
{
echo 'pGot a match!/p';
$matched = 1;
break;
}
}
if (!$matched)
echo 'pUsername not found./p';
If it's larger, you're doing it an awful lot, or your server is
resource-cramped, you'd probably want to fopen() it and loop over fgets()
so you don't have to read in any more than necessary.
miguel
On Fri, 7 Jun 2002, Tom Ray wrote:
ok I believe I follow you on that, I will give that a try. But the
question I have now is how do I loop that request?
Gaylen Fraley wrote:
Use the explode() function based on the colon. Then parse the 2nd array
element for the username that you want. If matched, display all elements in
that array row. Conversely you could use the implode() to reassemble the
array row.
(Assume $file_row is the row name that you have assigned)
/* your code to loop through the file goes here */
$your_array = explode(:,$file_row);
/* remember that arrays start with element 0 */
if ($your_array[1]) == some name {
/* routine to display entire row */
}
/* continue processing loop */
--
Gaylen
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Tom Ray [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message
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I want to be able to search a flat file line by line looking for data
such as a username then display all the information in that line. Is
there some way to search the following format:
record1:username:info:info:info
record2:username:info:info:info
record3:username:info:info:info
So if someone submits the username in record two for the search I want
it to stop at record two and then display that information...
any suggestions?
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[PHP] Re: Search a flat file.
Be warned that explode won't work as expected if any of your fields contain colons, though it doesn't look like it'll be an issue in this sort of case. Gaylen Fraley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... Use the explode() function based on the colon. Then parse the 2nd array element for the username that you want. If matched, display all elements in that array row. Conversely you could use the implode() to reassemble the array row. [...] Tom Ray [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... I want to be able to search a flat file line by line looking for data such as a username then display all the information in that line. Is there some way to search the following format: record1:username:info:info:info record2:username:info:info:info record3:username:info:info:info -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
[PHP] Re: Search a flat file.
Use the explode() function based on the colon. Then parse the 2nd array
element for the username that you want. If matched, display all elements in
that array row. Conversely you could use the implode() to reassemble the
array row.
(Assume $file_row is the row name that you have assigned)
/* your code to loop through the file goes here */
$your_array = explode(:,$file_row);
/* remember that arrays start with element 0 */
if ($your_array[1]) == some name {
/* routine to display entire row */
}
/* continue processing loop */
--
Gaylen
PHP KISGB v4.0.5 Guest Book http://www.gaylenandmargie.com/phpwebsite/
Tom Ray [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message
[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
I want to be able to search a flat file line by line looking for data
such as a username then display all the information in that line. Is
there some way to search the following format:
record1:username:info:info:info
record2:username:info:info:info
record3:username:info:info:info
So if someone submits the username in record two for the search I want
it to stop at record two and then display that information...
any suggestions?
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Re: [PHP] Re: Search a flat file.
ok I believe I follow you on that, I will give that a try. But the
question I have now is how do I loop that request?
Gaylen Fraley wrote:
Use the explode() function based on the colon. Then parse the 2nd array
element for the username that you want. If matched, display all elements in
that array row. Conversely you could use the implode() to reassemble the
array row.
(Assume $file_row is the row name that you have assigned)
/* your code to loop through the file goes here */
$your_array = explode(:,$file_row);
/* remember that arrays start with element 0 */
if ($your_array[1]) == some name {
/* routine to display entire row */
}
/* continue processing loop */
--
Gaylen
PHP KISGB v4.0.5 Guest Book http://www.gaylenandmargie.com/phpwebsite/
Tom Ray [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message
[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
I want to be able to search a flat file line by line looking for data
such as a username then display all the information in that line. Is
there some way to search the following format:
record1:username:info:info:info
record2:username:info:info:info
record3:username:info:info:info
So if someone submits the username in record two for the search I want
it to stop at record two and then display that information...
any suggestions?
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