Question

i use PHP variables in one of my projects and i have a file named variables.php which stores all the variables value.

<?php
$txt="Hello World!";
$x=16;
?>

I want to create an interface to edit that file’s variables instead of directly editing it in a text editor
By interface, i mean simple text and logical fields….a form. I searched for it but i have no clue from where to start
Can someone give me a clue of what i should be doing to create the mentioned thing.

note: i don’t want to use a database

Answer 1

I find it’s easier to use array variables for this purpose and use var_export to store its value inside another .php file.

$a = array('var' => 'test', 'nr' => 4);

file_put_contents('myvars.php', '<?php return ' . var_export($a, true) . '; ?>', LOCK_EX);

Then to fetch the array again:

$a = include('myvars.php');

Saving into a .php file has the benefit of speed.