Writing to an array text file

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So i want to write to a txt file using php. This txt file containts values for a array. The problem is that when i write in my textfield array[0] gets longer in stead of adding a new line in the array(array[1]). i tried and searched for 3 hours but cant find anything!

<html>
<body>
<form action="arraytest2.php">
  nieuwe regel <input type="text" method = "GET" name="nregel"><br>
  <input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>


<?php


$file = "./members.txt";
$members = array();

if(isset($_GET['nregel']))
{
    $nregel = $_GET['nregel'];
    file_put_contents($file,$nregel,FILE_APPEND);


}

$members[] = file_get_contents($file);
var_dump($members);

?>
</body>
</html>

Try with $members = explode("\n",file_get_contents($file)); — dkasipovic
– dkasipovic, Commented Mar 26, 2014 at 13:29
^its not working the string keeps getting longer but dont add a array[1] just making the string longer — user3464409
– user3464409, Commented Mar 26, 2014 at 13:40

Carlos · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-26 13:52:27Z

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Try add '\n' before the string that you should save...

Something like:

file_put_contents($file, "\n{$nregel}", FILE_APPEND);

And to read like array you'll need to split all file into array... Try something like:

preg_split('/\n/', file_get_contents(...));

Remember... you have more then half path here...

answered Mar 26, 2014 at 13:52

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Chantal · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-26 14:09:41Z

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edit the following line

file_put_contents($file,$nregel,FILE_APPEND);

to read

file_put_contents($file,$nregel."\n",FILE_APPEND);

answered Mar 26, 2014 at 14:09

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Hassan · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-26 14:34:44Z

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Write your value every time by appending any delimiter. Delimiter must not be the part of data.

Here I am taking '|' as delimiter

so code to write the file would be

file_put_contents($file, '|'.$nregel, FILE_APPEND);

and to retrieve

$members[] = explode('|', file_get_contents($file));

answered Mar 26, 2014 at 14:34

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