parse_ini_string Parse a configuration string &reftitle.description; arrayparse_ini_string stringini boolprocess_sectionsfalse intscanner_modeINI_SCANNER_NORMAL parse_ini_string returns the settings in string ini in an associative array. The structure of the ini string is the same as the &php.ini;'s. &reftitle.parameters; ini The contents of the ini file being parsed. process_sections By setting the process_sections parameter to &true;, you get a multidimensional array, with the section names and settings included. The default for process_sections is &false; scanner_mode Can either be INI_SCANNER_NORMAL (default) or INI_SCANNER_RAW. If INI_SCANNER_RAW is supplied, then option values will not be parsed. &reftitle.returnvalues; The settings are returned as an associative array on success, and &false; on failure. &reftitle.notes; There are reserved words which must not be used as keys for ini files. These include: null, yes, no, true, false, on, off, none. Values null, off, no and false result in "". Values on, yes and true result in "1". Characters ?{}|&~![()^" must not be used anywhere in the key and have a special meaning in the value. &reftitle.seealso; parse_ini_file