php ini creating arrays with parse_ini_file

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Is it possible to create an array with a settings file?

In the index.php file there it reads .ini file:

// Parse config file
$settings = parse_ini_file("settings");

E.g. Settings file looks like this:

[States]
east = "Michigan, New York, Minnesota"

Looking to create an array like so:

array('Michigan', 'New York', 'Minnesota')

That's exactly what parse_ini_file() returns: an associative array. See here: php.net/manual/en/function.parse-ini-file.php — Jonathan M
– Jonathan M, Commented Jun 26, 2012 at 18:25
Are you wanting to create an array that looks like: ("Michigan", "Alaska", "Minnesota") ? — Jonathan M
– Jonathan M, Commented Jun 26, 2012 at 18:26
@JonathanM yes i'm trying to create an array that looks like (Michigan, Alaska, Minnesota) — chrisl-921fb74d
– chrisl-921fb74d, Commented Jun 26, 2012 at 18:28
@chrisjlee, my answer will do that for you -- the explode function takes a delimeted string and converts it to an array — Lusitanian
– Lusitanian, Commented Jun 26, 2012 at 18:32
Chris: any chance you could change the accepted answer, for the benefit of others (like me) looking up this question? — Simon E.
– Simon E., Commented Jun 11, 2014 at 12:41

No Results Found · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-15 05:27:34Z

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The right way to create an array in your ini file is with brackets:

[States]
east[] = Michigan
east[] = New York
east[] = Minnesota

You can see an example in the documentation for parse_ini_file():

answered Oct 15, 2012 at 5:27

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Lusitanian · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-26 18:27:13Z

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It returns an associative array. Then, to parse the east states into an array, you could do: $eastStates = explode(', ', $ini['States']['east']); if your data is indeed in the format you described. Note that you can create true arrays in ini format, see the documentation.

answered Jun 26, 2012 at 18:27

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Jonathan M Over a year ago

For the OP: Alaskans (as well as folks in the other listed states) will be glad to know they're on the east coast. :) Maybe we're selling Alaska to Russia?

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