RE: [PHP] Parsing a large file

Wolf wrote: > I have large log files from a web server (about a gig in size) and need > to parse each line looking for a string, and when encountered push that > line to a new file. I was thinking I could have PHP read in the whole > file, but thinking it could be a major pain since I have about 20 log > files to read through. > > Anyone have some suggestions? Is this on a Linux server? Why don’t you use grep? cat <filename> | grep <string> > <newfile> see man grep for detail on grep. (It uses regular expressions) Albert -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.17/228 - Release Date: 2006/01/12