parse_ini_file

Description

parse_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

The structure of the ini file is similar to that of the php.ini's.

Example 1. Contents of sample.ini ; This is a sample configuration file ; Comments start with ';', as in php.ini [first_section] one = 1 five = 5 [second_section] path = /usr/local/bin

Example 2. parse_ini_file() example <?php // Parse without sections $ini_array = parse_ini_file("sample.ini"); print_r($ini_array); // Parse with sections $ini_array = parse_ini_file("sample.ini", TRUE); print_r($ini_array); ?>

Would produce:

Array
(
    [one] => 1
    [five] => 5
    [path] => /usr/local/bin
)
Array
(
    [first_section] => Array
        (
            [one] => 1
            [five] => 5
        )

    [second_section] => Array
        (
            [path] => /usr/local/bin
        )

)