php find information in text file

[adzie]

Hello folks,

 

I'm trying to find a row in  a text file, so far I think I have been able to get the script to establish a row exists but I've been unable to retreive that row.

 

Any suggestions

 

$file = file_get_contents("test.txt");
$searchstrings = 'home';
$breakstrings = explode(',',$searchstrings);

foreach ($breakstrings as $values){
if(!strpos($file, $values)) {
    echo $values." string not found!\n";
  } else {
  echo $values." string Found!\n";
  }
}

 

The structure of the text file is the format below.

 

2009/07/30

Home 1 2 3 4 5 6

 

2009/07/31

Home 7 5 3 9 1 0

 

2009/08/01

Home 1 3 4 5 6 9

 

[lonewolf217]

check the "read file line by line" example here

 

http://www.w3schools.com/PHP/php_file.asp

 

each time you grab the line you can do a stristr() match to see if it contains "home" and then do whatever you want with the line

[abazoskib]

Hello folks,

 

I'm trying to find a row in  a text file, so far I think I have been able to get the script to establish a row exists but I've been unable to retreive that row.

 

Any suggestions

 

$file = file_get_contents("test.txt");
$searchstrings = 'home';
$breakstrings = explode(',',$searchstrings);

 

You are exploding $searchStrings which is equal to 'home'. I think you meant to do

explode($searchstrings,$file);

 

right?

[adzie]

I changed my line as abazoskib suggested and the whole file prints to screen,

 

any thoughts

[lonewolf217]

did you try my idea ?

[adzie]

Hi Lone Wolf,

 

I tried interpeting your idea, again similar result.

 

I'm sure its me.

 

<?php
$file = fopen("test.txt", "r") or exit("Unable to open file!");
  $string = 'home';
  if(stristr($string, 'home') == TRUE) {
    echo 'Record Found';

  }

fclose($file);

?>