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

[HotelUser]

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!

[Mentor]

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

[HotelUser]

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

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?

[Jackboy]

Ahh yes search on google..

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

[Tomm]

Use:

www.php.net/parse_ini_file

If you want to load the file.

[HotelUser]

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.

[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.

[Jackboy]

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

Answers your question Tim :p

I think he shud use a db too.

[HotelUser]

Answers your question Tim :p

I think he shud use a db too.

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.

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

[timROGERS]

Answers your question Tim :p

I think he shud use a db too.

I am Tim, Luckyrare is Danny 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