I hope someone can help me, I am trying to do the following in php.

$file = $source;
$search = "pattern";

while reading the $file line by line search for pattern;

if pattern found
echo "whole the line with the pattern"


I hope that make sense I really appreciate the help.

Many Thanks

Try the code below:

Regards,

<?php
if ($file_handle = fopen("$file", "r"))
{
while ($file_line = fgets($file_handle))
{
if (preg_match("/$search/", $file_line))
{
print "$file_line";
}
/*
else
{
print "NO $search: $file_line";
}
*/
}
fclose($file_handle);
}
/*
else
{
print "FAILED to open $file";
}
*/
?>

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Hi tshikose,

You post is brilliant, very and quick and perfect and you even added commented out if failed to open file, that was great, thank you so much, it works.

so I am going to be cheacky and and as one more question regarding this, can I use a array (multiple patterns, that would print out 1 per line.

search = array('pattern_1', 'pattern_2', 'pattern_3');

then intead of

if (preg_match("/$search/", $file_line))

do something like

foreach (preg_match("/$search/", $file_line))
{
print "$file_line <BR>";
}




I've tried that but did not work


Anyway I would like to say thanks for the help you have already provided.

Hi I just wanted to update that I've cheated and although it is not the most economical way of running the script it works.

<?php
include 'config.php';
$file = $source;

$search_0 = 'pattern_0';
$search_1 = 'pattern_1';
$search_2 = 'pattern_2';
$search_3 = 'pattern_3';

if ($file_handle = fopen("$file", "r"))
{
while ($file_line = fgets($file_handle))
{
if (preg_match("/$search_0/", $file_line))
{ print "$file_line "; }
if (preg_match("/$search_1/", $file_line))
{ print "$file_line "; }
if (preg_match("/$search_2/", $file_line))
{ print "$file_line "; }
if (preg_match("/$search_3/", $file_line))
{ print "$file_line "; }

}
fclose($file_handle <BR>);
}
?>

Hi,

No matter, as it works.
Mark the thrad as solved.

Regards,