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Asked: 2026-06-05T18:43:43+00:00

I am using parse_ini_file to read the contents of a file however it is

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I am using parse_ini_file to read the contents of a file however it is not always successful.

For example, this file works fine:


numberofentries=3
File1=http://scfire-dtc-aa05.stream.aol.com:80/stream/1010
Title1=(#1 - 168/11500) Absolutely Smooth Jazz - SKY.FM - the world's smoothest jazz 24 hours a day
Length1=-1
File2=http://scfire-ntc-aa06.stream.aol.com:80/stream/1010
Title2=(#2 - 171/11500) Absolutely Smooth Jazz - SKY.FM - the world's smoothest jazz 24 hours a day
Length1=-1
File3=http://scfire-mtc-aa04.stream.aol.com:80/stream/1010
Title3=(#3 - 175/11500) Absolutely Smooth Jazz - SKY.FM - the world's smoothest jazz 24 hours a day
Length1=-1
Version=2

However when i use parse_ini_file to read the following file I get an error stating it cannot parse the file:


numberofentries=3
File1=http://87.230.82.17:80
Title1=(#1 - 365/1400) DEFJAY.DE - 100% R&B! (GERMANY)
Length1=-1
File2=http://87.230.56.25:80
Title2=(#2 - 370/1400) DEFJAY.DE - 100% R&B! (GERMANY)
Length1=-1
File3=http://87.230.56.32:80
Title3=(#3 - 375/1400) DEFJAY.DE - 100% R&B! (GERMANY)
Length1=-1
Version=2

Here’s my code to read the files:

$file = "test.pls";
$ini_array = parse_ini_file($file, true);
$audiostream = $ini_array['playlist']['File1'];
echo "stream is: ".$audiostream;

I can’t see much difference between the files. Anyone know what’s going wrong?

Thanks

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  1. Editorial Team

    First you need to enclose your non-alphanumeric characters

    From manual:

    If a value in the ini file contains any non-alphanumeric characters it needs to be enclosed in double-quotes (“).

    PHP.net – parse_ini_file

    So: 

    
 numberofentries=3
 File1="http://87.230.82.17:80"
 Title1="(#1 - 365/1400) DEFJAY.DE - 100% R&B! (GERMANY)"
 Length1=-1
 File2="http://87.230.56.25:80"
 Title2="(#2 - 370/1400) DEFJAY.DE - 100% R&B! (GERMANY)"
 Length1=-1
 File3="http://87.230.56.32:80"
 Title3="(#3 - 375/1400) DEFJAY.DE - 100% R&B! (GERMANY)"
 Length1=-1
 Version=2

    Also please notice that there is reserved words:

    There are reserved words which must not be used as keys for ini files. These include: null, yes, no, true, false, on, off, none. Values null, no and false results in “”, yes and true results in “1”. Characters ?{}|&~![()^” must not be used anywhere in the key and have a special meaning in the value

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