PHP Array Contain string - php

Question

i create a method that will read a file with the application/octet type and here are some of the code.
Raw data :
GTHHS;MEKID Interface;5496;2012-07-20;
NM1;081;IN1;980898989;2001-01-15;Mr;Gaf;Uhkil;Uhkil,Gaf;PRI;Gaf
$contents = file_get_contents($tmp_filename);
$stringContents = explode(";", $contents);
Now it gives me this output :
Array
(
[0] => GTHHS
[1] => MEKID Interface
[2] => 5496
[3] => 2012-07-20
NM1
[4] => 081
[5] => IN1
[6] => 980898989
[7] => 2001-01-15
[8] => Mr
[9] => Gaf
[10] => Uhkil
[11] => Uhkil,Gaf
[12] => PRI
[13] => Gaf
PR1
[14] => 081
[15] => IN1
[16] => 20730089
[17] => 7 The Schooner
[18] => Auhaas
[19] => Huuula Ave
[20] =>
[21] => Kishma
PR2
[22] => 081
[23] => IN1
[24] => 232323233
[25] => 400006
[26] => HGD
[27] => M
[28] => M
[29] => 2007-10-16
[30] => 1976-03-31
);
How can i make the NM1, PR1 as the head of array like this :
Array (
[NM1] = array(
[0] => GTHHS
[1] => MEKID Interface
[2] => 5496
[3] => 2012-07-20
)
);
I am planning also to make the inner array [0]-[3] as json.

Answer 1

If you explode the contents by \n you have each line starting with that identifier. If you then just explode by ; in that line and add it as a sub array, you got it like you want.
This actually looks like a plain old CSV file with your ifentifier in line one. If so, try something like this:
$data = array();
if (($handle = fopen($filename, 'r')) !== FALSE)
{
while (($row = fgetcsv($handle, 1000, ";", "\"", "\n")) !== FALSE)
{
$key = array_shift($row);
$data[$key] = $row;
}
fclose($handle);
}
echo json_encode($data);
http://php.net/manual/en/function.str-getcsv.php