Correction, I am now getting this error: PHP Warning: file(fruits.txt) [function.file<http://develop1/credit%20card%20processing/function.file>]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory PHP Warning: in_array() [function.in-array<http://develop1/credit%20card%20processing/function.in-array>]: Wrong datatype for second argument But the file IS in the same folder. On 9/5/07, Dan Shirah <mrsquash2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Good Morning! > > Opening this file is proving to be a pain. I have a folder that contains a > PHP page and a text file. I am trying to open the contents of the txt file > using file() but it keeps erroring out. Below is the code I'm using to try > and open it: > > <?php > $fruit = "apple"); > $lines = file("fruits.txt"); > if (in_array($fruit,$lines)) > { > $a = "Y"; > } > ?> > > So, I'm setting my variable, opening my file as an array in $lines, then > checking to see if my variable is in the array, and if it is, assign a value > ot a new variable. However, I am getting the following error: > > PHP Warning: in_array() [function.in-array<http://develop1/credit%20card%20processing/function.in-array>]: > Wrong datatype for second argument > > Any ideas? >