#25334 [NEW]: edit_ini_file() function would be nice

From: php at richardneill dot org Operating system: Linux (Mandrake 9.1) PHP version: 4.3.1 PHP Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Bug description: edit_ini_file() function would be nice Description: ------------ Here's an idea that I think would be useful for a new function. I'd like a way to have an editable equivalent of parse_ini_file(). Many Unix programs have config files that can be edited *both* by hand, or automatically by the program. It would be nice to be able to do this in php. Eg if the file myfile.dat contains something like this: ---------------------------- //This is a custom config or data file $foo="bar"; #comment2 $wibble="bibble"; /*comment 3*/ $aaa=3; ---------------------------- Then, I might call the following in my script: edit_ini_file (myfile.dat, SET $foo="baz", UNSET $wibble, SET $bbb=4) And as a result, the file would be appropriately changed, without modifying the comments. In this case it would become: ---------------------------- //This is a custom config/data file $foo="baz"; #comment2 $wibble=false; /*comment 3*/ $aaa=3 $bbb=4; ---------------------------- I'd suggest the function should be able to: 1)SET a variable (i.e. change it if it exists, otherwise, set it) 2)UNSET a variable 3)Add a comment (after a particular variable) 4)Change a comment. If I can be of any assistance, please let me know. I hope you like the idea. Thanks for PHP - I love it :-) -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=25334&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (php4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=25334&r=trysnapshot4 Try a CVS snapshot (php5): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=25334&r=trysnapshot5 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=25334&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=25334&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=25334&r=needtrace Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=25334&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=25334&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=25334&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=25334&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=25334&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=25334&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=25334&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=25334&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=25334&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=25334&r=gnused