Well, you are using the file_get_contents function right now, what about a
loop that reads the file line by line, checks if the user matches, and stops
when found the right user?
it's an all in one loop :)
just like this:
$found = false;
$fp = fopen($file,"r");
while(!feof($fp) && $found == false)
{
$line = fread($fp,256);
if($line == $user.":".$pass)
{
$found = true;
}
}
It is possible to get it even smaller, but i'm not a genius in writing fast
code :P
Tijnema
On 3/4/07, Ryan A <genphp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hey Stut,
Thanks for replying.
Will be making two versions, one with a DB and one to work with the file
for the old school folks who dont want to convert their file and use "new
fangled" databases... some people its easier to just not argue or try to
convince...
and however stupid someone's opinion is, they are still entitled to
it...esp when you are thinking of (maybe) selling a future product it does
not make much sense telling them they are stupid :-))
"If you *need* to stick to using the file, are you looking for a
particular username or just want to load the whole list?"
I'm looking to match a login (user:pass)... so I would need to load the
whole list right? or do you have an alternative idea? am totally open to
suggestions and alternatives at this point... just looking for the easiest
way in terms of server load and processing..which is why I am trying to
avoid a for() or while() loop.
Thanks!
Ryan
Stut <stuttle@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Ryan A wrote:
> I have a login/password file with these kind of values:
> user1:pass1
> user2:pass2
> cat:dog
> love:hate
>
> I have opened the file and put it into an array with this code:
> (thanks to richard lynch from this list for idea and code snippets)
>
> $file = file_get_contents('a.htpasswd');
> preg_match_all('/(.*):(.*)$/msU', $file, $htpassd);
>
> but how do I get it into this format :
>
> $users['username'] = 'password'
>
> without using a loop? I was thinking something like array_flip or
array_splice??
> (The reason I dont want to use a loop (for,while) is there can be
thousands of user:pass combos in the files and thousands of logins and
attempted logins a day)
My advice would be to swap to using a database. With that number of
users it's going to give you a huge boost in performance. SQLite would do.
If you *need* to stick to using the file, are you looking for a
particular username or just want to load the whole list?
-Stut
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