need explanation

[csckid]

what does "#" represent?

 

$page=file_get_contents($external);

$page=str_ireplace('<tr', '#beginrow#<tr', $page);
$page=str_ireplace('</tr>', '#endrow#</tr>', $page);

I didn't understand what #beginrow# is doing here?

 

THanks

 

[Adam]

That snippet basically takes the contents of a file and inserts "#beginrow#" before the opening tag of all tables rows, and "#endrow#" before the closing tag; storing the result into the $page variable. In that context I can't imagine what purpose it servers.