The parse_ini_file Function

The parse_ini_file function takes the path to an INI file as the first parameter, as well as two optional parameters: the second parameter determines whether sections should be processed, and the third - the file scanning mode.

Syntax

parse_ini_file(
	string $filename,
	bool $process_sections = false,
	int $scanner_mode = INI_SCANNER_NORMAL
);

Example

Let's create a config.ini file with the following content:

; config.ini
database = mysql
host = localhost
user = root
password = 12345

Now let's read it:

<?php
	$res = parse_ini_file('config.ini');
	print_r($res);
?>

Code execution result:

[
	'database' => 'mysql',
	'host' => 'localhost',
	'user' => 'root',
	'password' => '12345'
]

Example

Now let's add sections to our INI file:

; config.ini
[database]
type = mysql
host = localhost

[credentials]
user = root
password = 12345

Let's read the file with section processing:

<?php
	$res = parse_ini_file('config.ini', true);
	print_r($res);
?>

Code execution result:

[
	'database' => [
		'type' => 'mysql',
		'host' => 'localhost'
	],
	'credentials' => [
		'user' => 'root',
		'password' => '12345'
	]
]

Example

Demonstrating work with INI_SCANNER_TYPED:

; config.ini
debug = true
port = 3306
timeout = 3.5

Let's read the file with value typing:

<?php
	$res = parse_ini_file('config.ini', false, INI_SCANNER_TYPED);
	print_r($res);
?>

Code execution result:

[
	'debug' => true,
	'port' => 3306,
	'timeout' => 3.5
]

The parse_ini_file Function

Syntax

Example

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