RE: [PHP] Search & replace text

ok, here's a scratch: $contents = file ($file); for($i=0; $i<sizeof($contents); $i++){ $staff .= eregi_replace("this", "with_this", $staff); } $fp = fopen ($file, "w"); $fputs ($staff); fclose ($fp); I think this should work ... Sincerely, Maxim Maletsky Founder, Chief Developer PHPBeginner.com (Where PHP Begins) maxim@phpbeginner.com www.phpbeginner.com -----Original Message----- From: CDitty [mailto:mail@redhotsweeps.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 3:29 AM To: PHPBeginner.com Subject: RE: [PHP] Search & replace text Thanks for the idea. Can you give me an example of how to load a file into an array? My efforts failed. Thanks At 03:41 AM 2/12/01, you wrote: >instead of writing to you the code I'll give you an idea: > >1. you open the file and read it line-by-line assigning it to an array, >2. you loop that array parsing it line by line changing it's values with >RegEx the way you want. >3. you open the same file and, looping the array writing it down overriding >any existing data in the file. > >You are now set. > > >Sincerely, > > Maxim Maletsky > Founder, Chief Developer > > PHPBeginner.com (Where PHP Begins) > maxim@phpbeginner.com > www.phpbeginner.com > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: CDitty [mailto:mail@redhotsweeps.com] >Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 5:12 AM >To: php-general@lists.php.net >Subject: [PHP] Search & replace text > > >Hello all. I am trying to search through a text file on my server to >replace the user email. I can open the file and read it, but cannot get it >to "find" the actual string and replace it. Can someone look over my code >and see what the problem is? I am afraid that ereg is not my strongest >point. > >Also, at what point should I start writing the file out? Wouldn't there be >a permissions error if I was reading and writing at the same time? > >Thanks >CDitty > > >$oldemail = "email1@mydomain.com"; >$newemail = "email2@mydomain.com"; >$user = "cditty"; >$file = fopen("/path/to/the/user/file/$user.dat", "r"); >if(!$file){ > echo "<p>Unable to open remote file.\n"; > exit; >}else{ > echo "Success<br>"; >} >while (!feof($file)) { > $line = fgets($file, 255); > if(eregi($oldemail, $line, $out)) { > str_replace($oldemail, $newemail, $line); > } > >echo $line . "<BR>"; >} >fclose($file) > > >-- >PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net >For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net >To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > >-- >PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net >For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net >To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net