The parse_ini_file() function parses a configuration (ini) file and returns the settings in it in an array.
Parameter | Description |
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file | Required. Specifies the ini file to check |
process_sections | Optional. If set to TRUE, it returns is a multidimensional array with section names and settings included. Default is FALSE |
Tip: This function can be used to read in your own application's configuration files, and has nothing to do with the php.ini file.
Note: The following reserved words must not be used as keys for ini files: null, yes, no, true, and false. Furthermore, there are also some reserved characters that must not be used in the keys: {}|&~![()".
Contents of "test.ini":
PHP code:
The output of the code above will be:
Contents of "test.ini":
PHP code (with process_sections set to true):
The output of the code above will be: