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[djr33]

As opposed to having it directly in the file?

Basically... you'd put the quotes in a text file, seperate by a particular character, likely a line break.
Then you'd have the php read the file, and seperate each quote by finding that character, splitting, then assigning the chunks into the array, and using the rest of the code like it is now.

[Twey]

The file() function is perfect here. It'll do all that for you, as simple as

$quote = file("file");

It's not very flexible, but it's convenient.

If you wanted to use another character (or string of characters) you could use:

$quote = file_get_contents("file");
$quote = explode("--- END OF QUOTE ---", $quote);

That would give you the array you desire.

[djr33]

Then the substr or other various functions for splitting strings will do that part for you, and it's pretty much done.

I think explode() would help

[Twey]

Sorry, I edited

[djr33]

Wait.... file() actually splits it into an array by default? I didn't know that...

[Twey]

Indeed, by the system's linebreak, which makes it more portable than explode("\n", $str). That's the only difference between file() and file_get_contents().

[djr33]

Hmm.. interesting.

Does file only do that? Is there a way to make it not? Or, I suppose, that's just using file_get_contents... always used that, never had a need for file. Interesting now, though.

[Twey]

Does file only do that? Is there a way to make it not? Or, I suppose, that's just using file_get_contents...

Yup I spent a long time using implode("\n", file("file")) before I noticed file_get_contents()

[djr33]

Heh. I've just used file_get_contests()... never understood what the heck file() did, so just ignored it