note 27264 modified in function.parse-ini-file by danbrown

Besides the features mentioned above (eg. core constants, booleans), you can also access user-defined constants in ini files! This is handy if you want to create a bit-field, for example: <?php // Define pizza toppings define('PIZZA_HAM', 1); define('PIZZA_PINEAPPLE', 2); define('PIZZA_ONION', 4); define('PIZZA_MOZARELLA', 8); define('PIZZA_GARLIC', 16); // Read predefined pizzas $pizzas = parse_ini_file('pizzas.ini'); if ($pizzas[$user_pizza] & PIZZA_ONION) { // Add onions to the pizza } ?> [pizzas] ; Define pizzas hawaii = PIZZA_HAM | PIZZA_PINEAPPLE stinky = PIZZA_ONION | PIZZA_GARLIC --was-- Besides the features mentioned above (eg. core constants, booleans), you can also access user-defined constants in ini files! This is handy if you want to create a bit-field, for example: +++ PHP +++ // Define pizza toppings define('PIZZA_HAM', 1); define('PIZZA_PINEAPPLE', 2); define('PIZZA_ONION', 4); define('PIZZA_MOZARELLA', 8); define('PIZZA_GARLIC', 16); // Read predefined pizzas $pizzas = parse_ini_file('pizzas.ini'); if ($pizzas[$user_pizza] & PIZZA_ONION) { // Add onions to the pizza } +++ INI +++ [pizzas] ; Define pizzas hawaii = PIZZA_HAM | PIZZA_PINEAPPLE stinky = PIZZA_ONION | PIZZA_GARLIC http://php.net/manual/en/function.parse-ini-file.php