(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0)
parse_ini_string — Parse a configuration string
$ini
[, bool $process_sections = false
[, int $scanner_mode = INI_SCANNER_NORMAL
]] )
parse_ini_string() returns the settings in string
ini in an associative array.
The structure of the ini string is the same as the php.ini's.
ini
The contents of the ini file being parsed.
process_sections
By setting the process_sections
parameter to TRUE, you get a multidimensional array, with
the section names and settings included. The default
for process_sections is FALSE
scanner_mode
Can either be INI_SCANNER_NORMAL (default) or
INI_SCANNER_RAW. If INI_SCANNER_RAW
is supplied, then option values will not be parsed.
The settings are returned as an associative array on success,
and FALSE on failure.
Note: There are reserved words which must not be used as keys for ini files. These include: null, yes, no, true, false, on, off, none. Values null, no and false results in "", yes and true results in "1". Characters ?{}|&~![()^" must not be used anywhere in the key and have a special meaning in the value.
epicmaxim at gmail dot com (2013-04-04 07:51:56)
parse_ini_string_m is analog for a parse_ini_string function.
had to code this function due to the lack of a php 5.3 on some hosting.
parse_ini_string_m:
- ignores commented lines that start with ";" or "#"
- ignores broken lines that do not have "="
- supports array values and array value keys
<?php
function parse_ini_string_m($str) {
if(empty($str)) return false;
$lines = explode("\n", $str);
$ret = Array();
$inside_section = false;
foreach($lines as $line) {
$line = trim($line);
if(!$line || $line[0] == "#" || $line[0] == ";") continue;
if($line[0] == "[" && $endIdx = strpos($line, "]")){
$inside_section = substr($line, 1, $endIdx-1);
continue;
}
if(!strpos($line, '=')) continue;
$tmp = explode("=", $line, 2);
if($inside_section) {
$key = rtrim($tmp[0]);
$value = ltrim($tmp[1]);
if(preg_match("/^\".*\"$/", $value) || preg_match("/^'.*'$/", $value)) {
$value = mb_substr($value, 1, mb_strlen($value) - 2);
}
$t = preg_match("^\[(.*?)\]^", $key, $matches);
if(!empty($matches) && isset($matches[0])) {
$arr_name = preg_replace('#\[(.*?)\]#is', '', $key);
if(!isset($ret[$inside_section][$arr_name]) || !is_array($ret[$inside_section][$arr_name])) {
$ret[$inside_section][$arr_name] = array();
}
if(isset($matches[1]) && !empty($matches[1])) {
$ret[$inside_section][$arr_name][$matches[1]] = $value;
} else {
$ret[$inside_section][$arr_name][] = $value;
}
} else {
$ret[$inside_section][trim($tmp[0])] = $value;
}
} else {
$ret[trim($tmp[0])] = ltrim($tmp[1]);
}
}
return $ret;
}
?>
example usage:
<?php
$ini = '
[simple]
val_one = "some value"
val_two = 567
[array]
val_arr[] = "arr_elem_one"
val_arr[] = "arr_elem_two"
val_arr[] = "arr_elem_three"
[array_keys]
val_arr_two[6] = "key_6"
val_arr_two[some_key] = "some_key_value"
';
$arr = parse_ini_string_m($ini);
?>
variable $arr output:
Array
(
[simple] => Array
(
[val_one] => some value
[val_two] => 567
)
[array] => Array
(
[val_arr] => Array
(
[0] => arr_elem_one
[1] => arr_elem_two
[2] => arr_elem_three
)
)
[array_keys] => Array
(
[val_arr_two] => Array
(
[6] => key_6
[some_key] => some_key_value
)
)
)