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The document discusses two-dimensional arrays in PHP. A two-dimensional array is an array of arrays that can store tabular data with rows and columns. An example shows storing car data from a table in a two-dimensional array with four sub-arrays, each representing a row. Elements can be accessed using two indices for row and column. The document also covers cookies in PHP - how to create, retrieve, and delete them using the setcookie() function. Basic file handling in PHP is described, including functions to open, write, read, close files and check for end of file.

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The document discusses two-dimensional arrays in PHP. A two-dimensional array is an array of arrays that can store tabular data with rows and columns. An example shows storing car data from a table in a two-dimensional array with four sub-arrays, each representing a row. Elements can be accessed using two indices for row and column. The document also covers cookies in PHP - how to create, retrieve, and delete them using the setcookie() function. Basic file handling in PHP is described, including functions to open, write, read, close files and check for end of file.

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PHP - Two-dimensional Arrays

A two-dimensional array is an array of arrays (a three-dimensional array is an array of


arrays of arrays).

First, take a look at the following table:

Name Stock Sold

Volvo 22 18

BMW 15 13

Saab 5 2

Land Rover 17 15

We can store the data from the table above in a two-dimensional array, like this:

$cars = array
(
array("Volvo",22,18),
array("BMW",15,13),
array("Saab",5,2),
array("Land Rover",17,15)
);

Now the two-dimensional $cars array contains four arrays, and it has two indices: row and
column.

To get access to the elements of the $cars array we must point to the two indices (row and
column):
Example
<?php
echo $cars[0][0].": In stock: ".$cars[0][1].", sold: ".$cars[0][2].".<br>";
echo $cars[1][0].": In stock: ".$cars[1][1].", sold: ".$cars[1][2].".<br>";
echo $cars[2][0].": In stock: ".$cars[2][1].", sold: ".$cars[2][2].".<br>";
echo $cars[3][0].": In stock: ".$cars[3][1].", sold: ".$cars[3][2].".<br>";
?>

What is a Cookie?
A cookie is often used to identify a user. A cookie is a small file that the server embeds on
the user's computer. Each time the same computer requests a page with a browser, it will
send the cookie too. With PHP, you can both create and retrieve cookie values.

Create Cookies With PHP


A cookie is created with the setcookie() function.

Syntax
setcookie(name, value, expire, path, domain, secure, httponly);

Only the name parameter is required. All other parameters are optional.

PHP Create/Retrieve a Cookie


The following example creates a cookie named "user" with the value "John Doe". The cookie
will expire after 30 days (86400 * 30). The "/" means that the cookie is available in entire
website (otherwise, select the directory you prefer).

We then retrieve the value of the cookie "user" (using the global variable $_COOKIE). We
also use the isset() function to find out if the cookie is set:
CODE:

<?php
$cookie_name = $n;
$cookie_value = $p;
setcookie($cookie_name, $cookie_value, time() + (86400 * 30), "/"); // 86400 = 1
day
?>
<html>
<body>

<?php
if(!isset($_COOKIE[$cookie_name])) {
echo "Cookie named '" . $cookie_name . "' is not set!";
} else {
echo "Cookie '" . $cookie_name . "' is set!<br>";
echo "Value is: " . $_COOKIE[$cookie_value];
}
?>

</body>
</html>

*****The setcookie() function must appear BEFORE the <html> tag.

Delete a Cookie
To delete a cookie, use the setcookie() function with an expiration date in the past:

<?php
// set the expiration date to one hour ago
setcookie("user", "", time() - 3600);
?>
<html>
<body>

<?php
echo "Cookie 'user' is deleted.";
?>

</body>
</html>

Definition and Usage of Die()


The die() function prints a message and exits the current script.

This function is an alias of the exit() function.

Syntax
die(message)

CODE:

<?php
$site = "http://www.w3schools.com/";
fopen($site,"r")
or die("Unable to connect to $site");
?>

FILE HANDLING

PHP 5 File Create/Write


PHP Create File - fopen()
The fopen() function is also used to create a file. Maybe a little confusing, but in PHP, a file
is created using the same function used to open files.

If you use fopen() on a file that does not exist, it will create it, given that the file is opened
for writing (w) or appending (a).

The example below creates a new file called "testfile.txt". The file will be created in the
same directory where the PHP code resides:

Example
$myfile = fopen("testfile.txt", "w")

PHP File Permissions


If you are having errors when trying to get this code to run, check that you have granted
your PHP file access to write information to the hard drive.
PHP Write to File - fwrite()
The fwrite() function is used to write to a file.

The first parameter of fwrite() contains the name of the file to write to and the second
parameter is the string to be written.

The example below writes a couple of names into a new file called "newfile.txt":

Example
<?php
$myfile = fopen("newfile.txt", "w") or die("Unable to open file!");
$txt = "John Doe\n";
fwrite($myfile, $txt);
$txt = "Jane Doe\n";
fwrite($myfile, $txt);
fclose($myfile);
?>

Notice that we wrote to the file "newfile.txt" twice. Each time we wrote to the file we sent
the string $txt that first contained "John Doe" and second contained "Jane Doe". After we
finished writing, we closed the file using the fclose() function.

If we open the "newfile.txt" file it would look like this:

John Doe
Jane Doe

PHP readfile() Function


The readfile() function reads a file and writes it to the output buffer.

The PHP code to read the file and write it to the output buffer is as follows (the readfile()
function returns the number of bytes read on success):

Example
<?php
echo readfile("webdictionary.txt");
?>

The readfile() function is useful if all you want to do is open up a file and read its contents.
The file may be opened in one of the following modes:

Modes Description

r Open a file for read only. File pointer starts at the beginning of the file

w Open a file for write only. Erases the contents of the file or creates a new file if it
doesn't exist. File pointer starts at the beginning of the file

a Open a file for write only. The existing data in file is preserved. File pointer starts at
the end of the file. Creates a new file if the file doesn't exist

x Creates a new file for write only. Returns FALSE and an error if file already exists

r+ Open a file for read/write. File pointer starts at the beginning of the file

w+ Open a file for read/write. Erases the contents of the file or creates a new file if it
doesn't exist. File pointer starts at the beginning of the file

a+ Open a file for read/write. The existing data in file is preserved. File pointer starts at
the end of the file. Creates a new file if the file doesn't exist

x+ Creates a new file for read/write. Returns FALSE and an error if file
already exists

PHP Close File - fclose()


The fclose() function is used to close an open file.

It's a good programming practice to close all files after you have finished with them. You don't
want an open file running around on your server taking up resources!

The fclose() requires the name of the file (or a variable that holds the filename) we want to
close:

<?php
$myfile = fopen("webdictionary.txt", "r");
// some code to be executed....
fclose($myfile);
?>

PHP Read Single Line - fgets()


The fgets() function is used to read a single line from a file.

The example below outputs the first line of the "webdictionary.txt" file:

Example
<?php
$myfile = fopen("webdictionary.txt", "r") or die("Unable to open file!");
echo fgets($myfile);
fclose($myfile);
?>

PHP Check End-Of-File - feof()


The feof() function checks if the "end-of-file" (EOF) has been reached.

The feof() function is useful for looping through data of unknown length.

The example below reads the "webdictionary.txt" file line by line, until end-of-file is
reached:

Example
<?php
$myfile = fopen("webdictionary.txt", "r") or die("Unable to open file!");
// Output one line until end-of-file
while(!feof($myfile)) {
echo fgets($myfile) . "<br>";
}
fclose($myfile);
?>

Check if File Already Exists


// Check if file already exists
if (file_exists($target_file)) {
echo "file already exists.";

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