Re: Write an array to a file

More than one way to skin a cat :) The question obviously is whether or not you need to read this data back or if it will be static, unread data. You can use several forms here, including the one below. However, you can use for, while and foreach loops to handle it: /* for (...) method */ $fp = fopen("/path/to/file", "w"); // open file for writing for ($i = 0; $i < sizeof($array); $i++) { $status = fwrite($fp, $array[$i]); // Change the part with $array to whatever you need to write } $status = fclose($fp); /* foreach (...) method */ $fp = fopen("/path/to/file", "w"); // open file for writing foreach ($array as $item) { $status = fwrite($fp, $item); // Change the part with $item to whatever you need to write } $status = fclose($fp); /* while(...) method */ $fp = fopen("/path/to/file", "w"); // open file for writing while (list($key, $val) = each($array)) { $status = fwrite($fp, $val); // Change the part with $val to whatever you need to write } $status = fclose($fp); There are other ways, as there always are with PHP. However, these should get you by in just about any circumstance. Mike Frazer "Greg Schnippel" <gschnippel@forumone.com> wrote in message news:167A8E86FDBBC543A6B88985A430D5F5087CED@pluto.forumone.com... Scott - You can just write it as a pipe-delimited file, write it to the file, and then read it back in. Use implode and explode: $company = array("Item 1", "Item 2", "Item 3", "Item 4"); #--------------------------------------------- # # Output array # $output_string = implode("|", $company); << write $output_string to a file >> # # Read array from file # if (!$file=fopen("file.txt", "r")) { echo "Error opening file"; } else { $input_string = fread($file,2048); } $company = explode("|", $input_string); #--------------------------------------------- -schnippy > -----Original Message----- > From: Scott Saraniero [mailto:Scottsar@aminternet.com] > Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 12:34 PM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP] Write an array to a file > > > Hi, > > How do I write an array to a file? For example, I need to > write just this in > a file: > <?php $Company = array("Item 1", "Item 2", "Item 3", > "Item > 4", "Item 5",); > ?> > > I've been hung up for 2 days on this. Any help would be appreciated. > > Thanks, > Scott > > > -- > 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 > >