read file into an array

[mynameisfred]

Hay

If i have a txt file with
name, 00/00/0000
name2, 11/11/1111
etc

i would like to read them into an array

I need to have each line split but i also need to then look at the bit after the comma to see if it matches todays date...if it does then print name, 00/00/0000

any ideas?

thanks

 

[bedrock]

follow this link:

http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.filesystem.php

all the functions you might use can be found here. id suggest looking at file() what we see depends mainly on what we're looking for.
--unknown

 

[BB101]

You may also want to look at fgetcsv --BB

 

[mynameisfred]

ok going to look at thoses links and then post back what i come up with....is that what i am suppost to do ? i am new?

 

[mynameisfred]

ok i tried to make a start but it is not working how i would like!! i need to read the date of birth first then once i sort this out i can then see if it matches today then print name and there age....but need to sort this first


file looks like:
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Sarah Patterson, 03/03/1982, test for today, 04/02/1901, Chris Lawrence, 03/07/1982, James Mills, 01/01/1981,
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code:
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$file = "data/birthdays.txt";
$fp = fopen($file,"r+"

while (!feof($fp))
{
$line = fgetcsv($fp , 4096);
}

$n = 0;
for ($n < count($fp); $n++
{
print &quot;$line[$n] <br>&quot;;
}


fclose($fp);
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