Re: storing arrays
| From: | Matt | Date: | Sun, 17 Feb 2002 14:34:47 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: storing arrays | ||
| References: | 1 | Groups: | php.general |
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Clark" <wiseguy316@netzero.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2002 9:15 PM
> Two questions:
>
> 1) Is it possible to write an array to a file?
Yes, serialize it first with http://www.php.net/serialize. You can also
place this in a db text field because it will be a character representation.
> 2) Is it possible to specify the name of the key to each item of an array
> when you get the array using file().
When retrieving the saved array, unserialize it, and you'll get the same
array back.