how can I edit only a certain thing in a file?

I can't use a database though I wish I could. I have multiple accounts in a file database (a .php file) like this:

[bob]
login=bob
pass=pwhere

[frank]
login=frank
pass=duck

and I want to be able to go to a certain webpage and I want it to be able to edit this file, but not all of it just one account at a time so I go to this edit page and it shows
[frank]
login=frank
pass=duck
for example then I save it and it updates just this user in the database file. Cutenews somehow does it and I can't figure out how, if anybody could help me I would appreciate this!

it looks like an ini file lol, wouldnt it be easyer 2 use an array or somthing for php? o.0

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Originally Posted by 01101101entor

it looks like an ini file lol, wouldnt it be easyer 2 use an array or somthing for php? o.0

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I can't change it, I made a script to add users to an ftp server which stores it in an ini file but now I want it to be able to edit these users. As well as a script for vhosts. Can it be done though?

Ahh yes search on google..

codewalkers + php file handling and read the guide. It helped me alot

Use:

www.php.net/parse_ini_file

If you want to load the file.

I want to be able to load a certain part of the file then be able to edit just that part then be able to save it back to the file. None of this has that :S.

I know this isn't answering your question but you would be much better using a database such as MySQL. The text based database may seem easier because you dont setup any database but for coding ease and server speed your better using SQL.

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Originally Posted by HotelUser

I can't use a database though I wish I could.

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Answers your question Tim :p

I think he shud use a db too.

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Originally Posted by Jackboy

Answers your question Tim :p

I think he shud use a db too.

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Originally Posted by Luckyrare

I know this isn't answering your question but you would be much better using a database such as MySQL. The text based database may seem easier because you dont setup any database but for coding ease and server speed your better using SQL.

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Like I said before I can't use an SQL database, it is build into the program where the config file is.

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Originally Posted by Jackboy

Answers your question Tim :p

I think he shud use a db too.

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I am Tim, Luckyrare is Danny :P But anyway, it does work better if you use MySQL - I used to use flat file databases for all my PHP, but then I saw the light :P

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Originally Posted by NintendoNews

I am Tim, Luckyrare is Danny :P

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Loool soz :P

Yeh hes right use mysql

cant you people read? he can't use a database because it's built into his config or some ****.

You guys are blind I hope? ROFL I have said like 3 times I can't edit the program to use mysql..:eusa_wall:eusa_wall:eusa_wall:eusa_wall:eu sa_wall

Can't anyone help?

There isn't a reason why you CAN'T use SQL? Just have a page where you update the passwords/usernames (stored in SQL Tables), then when you click save, it updates the SQL Tables.

Then does a while() loop and creates variables for all the users and then fwrites it to the users file.

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Originally Posted by Invent

There isn't a reason why you CAN'T use SQL? Just have a page where you update the passwords/usernames (stored in SQL Tables), then when you click save, it updates the SQL Tables.

Then does a while() loop and creates variables for all the users and then fwrites it to the users file.

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I've already said many times I can not use SQL because the FTP server reads from an INI file and I can't just make it read from a database.

Fgs, read what I said.

The data is saved into an SQL Table and then upon saving the users info it writes to the INI file.

This causes the FTP Server to have NO interaction with the SQL :\