PHP - parse_ini_file() Function

September 24, 2024

Categories: PHP Functions, PHP Reference, Reference

Quick Reference

The PHP parse_ini_file() function parses a configuration (ini) file and returns the settings.

<?php
print_r(parse_ini_file('test.ini'));
?>

Output

// returns the settings in test.ini

Syntax

parse_ini_file(file, process_sections, scanner_mode)

Parameters

Parameter	Description
file	Specifies the ini file to parse (required)
process_sections	If set to TRUE, it returns is a multidimensional array with section names and settings included (default is FALSE)
scanner_mode	Can be one of the following values: INI_SCANNER_NORMAL (default) INI_SCANNER_RAW (means option values will not be parsed) INI_SCANNER_TYPED (means that boolean, null and integer types are preserved when possible; "true", "on", "yes" are converted to TRUE; "false", "off", "no", "none" are converted to FALSE; "null" is converted to NULL; numeric strings are converted to integer type if possible)

PHP Notes:

When using PHP, single or double quotation marks are acceptable and work identically to one another; choose whichever you prefer, and stay consistent
Arrays count starting from zero NOT one; so item 1 is position [0], item 2 is position [1], and item 3 is position [2] … and so on

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