How to Load Return Array from a PHP File

How to load return array from a PHP file?

When an included file returns something, you may simply assign it to a variable

$myArray = include $in;

See http://php.net/manual/function.include.php#example-126

Get Array from PHP file and use in another PHP file

You have to set a variable or something, not echoing it.

file1.php:

$delivery = $order->delivery;

file2.php

include('path/file1.php');
echo "<div id='test'>" . (isset($delivery['firstname']) ? $delivery['firstname'] : '') . "</div>";

Or you use the $object directly if it is set in file1.php

file2.php

include('path/file1.php');
echo "<div id='test'>" . (isset($order->delivery['firstname']) ? $order->delivery['firstname'] : '') . "</div>";

How to read array from text file?

If you plan on reusing those same values inside the array, you could use var_export on creating that array file instead.

Basic example:

$arr = array('name','rollno','address');
file_put_contents('array.txt',  '<?php return ' . var_export($arr, true) . ';');

Then, when the time comes to use those values, just use include:

$my_arr = include 'array.txt';
echo $my_arr[0]; // name

Or just use a simple JSON string, then encode / decode:

$arr = array('name','rollno','address');
file_put_contents('array.txt',  json_encode($arr));

Then, when you need it:

$my_arr = json_decode(file_get_contents('array.txt'), true);
echo $my_arr[1]; // rollno

PHP load array values from file and return them as array

Ing. Michal Hudak

Your code is correct

<?php
function load($file) {
    include $file . '.php';
    return $lang;
}

print_r(load('en'));

Append array entry to php file that returns an array

You can use var_export function for that

<?php

$tmp_array = include 'file_1.php';
$tmp_array["key3"] = "value3";
file_put_contents("file_1.php","<?php\nreturn ".var_export($tmp_array, true).";\n?>");

?>

Its working for me

Before:

<?php
    return [
      'key1' => 'value1',
      'key2' => 'value2',
    ];
    ?>

After:

<?php
return array (
  'key1' => 'value1',
  'key2' => 'value2',
  'key3' => 'value3',
);
?>

Read an array from a php file

You don't need file_get_contents() for the goal you intend to achieve since the file contains a declared Variable. What you need is include the file in your Current Script and access the Array as if it was declared in the same script as shown below. Remember that file_get_contents() will always return the contents of a File as a String. Ideally (in this case), this is not what you need.

<?php
    // CURRENT SCRIPT: --- PSUEDO FILE-NAME: test.php
    require_once $filepath;    //<== $filepath BEING THE PATH TO THE FILE CONTAINING 
                               //<== YOUR DECLARED ARRAY: $someArray

    // JUST AS A DOUBLE-CHECK, VERIFY THAT THE VARIABLE $someArray EXISTS
    // BEFORE USING IT.... HOWEVER, SINCE YOU ARE SURE IT DOES EXIST, 
    // YOU MAY WELL SKIP THIS PART AND SIMPLY START USING THE $someArray VARIABLE. 
    if(isset($someArray)){
        var_dump($someArray); 
    }

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