What can I do to set settings on an encoded php script

[devWhiz]

so I've been putting all of my php scripts to exe to protect some of the code I have written, say I write a simple loop script like below

 

<?php

$REPEAT = 1000;
$ECHO = "CLUEL3SS";


for($cwb=1; $cwb!=$REPEAT; $cwb++)
  {
  echo "#$cwb: $ECHO\n";
  }
sleep(99999999);
?>

 

Now how can I set the variable $REPEAT when the script is in .exe form and I cannot edit the code

 

I have tried

 

$REPEAT = fgets(STDIN);

 

That doesnt seem to work though when I have 5+ variables to assign and I have an array set like like

 

$Variable[] = 12345799;
$Variable[] = 34324555;
$Variable[] = 34289789;
$Variable[] = 32899090;

 

How can I use a text file to set these options?

 

maybe have the variables assigned in a text file like

 

; this is a comment, this will be ignored
REPEAT : 1000
; this is another comment, ignored also...
ECHO : CLUEL3SS
; comment
Variable : 3423423
Variable : 2903890
Variable : 3948903
Variable : 9823900

 

 

How would I have the php script read the text file in that format to set the variables?