Edit PHP file?

[pintas]

I'm trying to edit this file in PHP through AutoIt, I just want to change some aspects of the file like the password for example, but i can't do this. It seems far to complicated for my basic knowledge of AutoIt.

Here's an example of the file i'm trying to change:

<?php
    
    $PUBLISHED_FOLDERS = array(
        "1" => array("name" => "Folder A", "path" => "/foo/bar"),
        "2" => array("name" => "Folder B", "path" => "/foo/bay"),
        "3" => array("name" => "Folder C", "path" => "/foo/bat")
    );
    
    $USERS = array(
        "1" => array("name" => "User 1", "password" => "foo", "default_permission" => "rw", "folders" => array(
            "1" => NULL,
            "2" => NULL,
            "3" => NULL
        )),
        "2" => array("name" => "User 2", "password" => "bar", "default_permission" => "ro", "folders" => array(
            "1" => "Custom name for Folder A",
            "2" => NULL
        ))
    );
    
?>

How can i replace the password 'foo' (for ex.) with '123456'?

Can this be done?

[hannes08]

Hi pintas,

did you try StringReplace?

Or you can get the password with _StringBetween($string, 'password" => "', '"')

[wakillon]

For this file in PHP, you can use _ReplaceStringInFile function

_ReplaceStringInFile ( 'c:\file.php', '"foo"', '"123456"' )

Edited May 14, 2011 by wakillon

[hannes08]

For this file in PHP, you can use _ReplaceStringInFile function

Wow, I didn't knew that one.

But then again so far I had no similar "problem".

Maybe this will happen some day.

[wakillon]

@Hannes

What is interesting when we help others, is to discover different solutions from those that we know !

[hannes08]

@Hannes

What is interesting when we help others, is to discover different solutions from those that we know !

Hell, yes. I think there are only few times I read a solution form someone else where I can't learn from. I'm especially insterested in how to do things more efficiently.

So for example using a single _ReplaceStringInFile instead of having to read the file replacing and writing it again. That's just awesome.

[pintas]

Thanks all for your answers, but if i have two or more users with the same password in that file, if i StringReplace to change that password, wouldn't that change all the identical passwords?

[wakillon]

Thanks all for your answers, but if i have two or more users with the same password in that file, if i StringReplace to change that password, wouldn't that change all the identical passwords?

Right !

So use this

_ReplaceStringInFile ( 'c:\file.php', '"User 1", "password" => "foo"', '"User 1", "password" => "123456"' )

And don't say me that user can have same names !

[hannes08]

Thanks all for your answers, but if i have two or more users with the same password in that file, if i StringReplace to change that password, wouldn't that change all the identical passwords?

... Then you'll need to loop through that file and look for the lines where the user names match and do the replace there.

E.g.

#include <file.au3>

Dim $a_contents

_FileReadToArray("phpfile.php", $a_contents)

For $i = 1 To $a_contents[0]
    If StringInStr($a_contents[$i], "UserThatShouldMatch") Then $a_contents[$i] = StringReplace($a_contents[$i], "foo", "123456")
EndIf

_FileWriteFromArray("phpfile.php", $a_contents, 1)

[pintas]

Right !

So use this

_ReplaceStringInFile ( 'c:\file.php', '"User 1", "password" => "foo"', '"User 1", "password" => "123456"' )

And don't say me that user can have same names !

eheheh... No, that won't happen.

Thanks man! Now i understand.