parse_ini_fileParse a configuration fileDescriptionarrayparse_ini_filestringfilenameboolprocess_sectionsparse_ini_file loads in the
ini file specified in filename,
and returns the settings in it in an associative array.
By setting the last process_sections
parameter to &true;, you get a multidimensional array, with
the section names and settings included. The default
for process_sections is &false;
This function has nothing to do with the
&php.ini; file. It is already processed,
the time you run your script. This function can be used to
read in your own application's configuration files.
If a value in the ini file contains any non-alphanumeric
characters it needs to be enclosed in double-quotes (").
Since PHP 4.2.1 this function is also affected by safe_mode and open_basedir.
The structure of the ini file is similar to that of
the &php.ini;'s.
If the ini file you are trying to parse is malformed, PHP will exit.
Contents of sample.ini<function>parse_ini_file</function> example
]]>
Would produce:
1
[five] => 5
[path] => /usr/local/bin
[URL] => http://www.example.com/~username
)
Array
(
[first_section] => Array
(
[one] => 1
[five] => 5
)
[second_section] => Array
(
[path] => /usr/local/bin
[URL] => http://www.example.com/~username
)
)
]]>