PHP array question

joeyjojo · 21 Dec 2006 at 17:12

Simple array question. I want to have a page of links. This page reads an external file to get the links, creates an array, then prints them in a certain fashion. The aim of this is so links can be added as simple text, quickly and easily into the external page without knowing any code.

For example, the external page may look like

Code:

http://www.firstlink.com, A link somewhere
http://www.second.com, The second link

and the php somehow manages to echo

Code:

<a href="http://www.firstlink.com">A link somewhere</a><br />
<a href="http://www.second.com">The second link</a><br />

How?

joeyjojo · 21 Dec 2006 at 19:40

Cheers guys. Bit cryptic, but ended up with this, which works:

Code:

<?php
$thelinks = file('thelinks.php');
foreach ($thelinks as $a)
{
	$links = explode(", ",$a);
	echo "<a href=\"{$links[0]}\">{$links[1]}</a><br />";
}
?>

Where does htmlentities come into this? Doesn't seem necessary. Cheers.

joeyjojo · 22 Dec 2006 at 00:23

I agree rob.

paulsheffII - fair point. Should be ok here though, just a simple thing to make it easier for the client to stick up his own links.

joeyjojo · 22 Dec 2006 at 00:58

Seem to be spending a lot of time in HG&P 'Serker, you not got much else on? No forums to moderate...?

(I can derail my thread if I want to

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