Ini files

I have written a class on a similar matter,

Advanced PHP .INI file reader.

Sections such as [ abc:def ] will be expanded as $var['abc']['def']

Names such as a.b.c and a:b:c will be expanded into sublevels.

A defined variable, can be referenced in dot notation, and used for substitution, such as:

root = "/mnt/some/path"
logs.access = "{root}/access_log"

Following this, logs.access will be "/mnt/some/path/access_log",
and ca be further referred to as {logs.access} for substitution.

$var['logs']['access'] = "/mnt/some/path/access_log" ;

Multiple elements can be referred, such as: myvar = "The root is {root}, and full path is {logs.access}"


Please note - If you do recursive variable substitutions, you are on your own buddy! =)

A part of a name can be literal, (uninterpreted) by surrounding it in '', such as
a.b.c.'abc.def' = "value" --> ['a']['b']['c']['abc.def'] = "value".

It was recently extended with capabilities such as:

#include <filename> Includes the file <filename>
#define <name> <value> Defines the constant <name> to be <value>, where value is the rest of the line.
#iniset <name> <value> Sets the ini parameter <name> to be <value>, where value is the rest of the line.


phpclasses.org/package/9292-PHP-Rea ...

Perhaps you have further ideas on what can be added, and if you want to use functionality, be my guest.

Hi,
Yeap I understood, but Ini is simple one dimential text db, mostly used for config files. For things like You show i use json.
I write this class years ago, because php don't write ini it self.
Best Regards ydk2