Explode Flat File Result - php

Question

I am using flat file db, not mysql so I can't use $limit
Function getbyfieldsw()
/*!
* #function getbyfieldsw
* #abstract retrieves records in the database whose field matches the
* given regular expression.
* #param fieldname the field which to do matching on
* #param regex the regular expression to match a field on.
* Note: you should include the delimiters ("/php/i" for example).
* #param orderby order the results. Set to the field name to order by
* (as a string). If left unset, sorting is not done and it is a lot faster.
* If prefixed by "!", results will be ordered in reverse order.
* If orderby is an array, the 1st element refers to the field to order by,
* and the 2nd, a function that will take two take two parameters A and B
* - two fields from two records - used to do the ordering. It is expected
* that the function would return -ve if A < B and +ve if A > B, or zero
* if A == B (to order in ascending order).
* #param includeindex if true, an extra field called 'FFDB_IFIELD' will
* be added to each record returned. It will contain an int that specifies
* the original position in the database (zero based) that the record is
* positioned. It might be useful when an orderby is used, and an future
* operation on a record is required, given it's index in the table.
* #result matching records in an array, or false on failure
*/
function getbyfieldsw($fieldname, $orderby = NULL, $includeindex = false) {
if (!$this->isopen)
{
user_error("Database not open.", E_USER_ERROR);
return false;
}
// Check the field name
if (!$this->key_exists_array($fieldname, $this->fields))
{
user_error(
"Invalid field name for getbyfield: $fieldname",
E_USER_ERROR
);
return false;
}
// If there are no records, return
if ($this->records == 0)
return array();
if (!$this->lock_read())
return false;
// Read the index
$index = $this->read_index();
// Read each record and add it to an array
$rcount = 0;
foreach($index as $offset)
{
// Read the record
list($record, $rsize) = $this->read_record($this->data_fp, $offset);
// See if the record matches the regular expression
// Add the index field if required
if ($includeindex)
$record[FFDB_INDEX_RECORDS_OFFSET] = $rcount;
$result[] = $record;
++$rcount;
}
$this->unlock();
// Re-order as required
if ($orderby !== NULL)
return $this->order_by($result, $orderby);
else
return $result;
}
Function show_record()
function show_record($record){
$month = $record["lmonth"];
$status = $record["lstatus"];
$year = $record["lyear"];
}
if (($status == ON) && ($month >= $current_month) && ($year >= $current_year)){
echo "foo";
}
Call records - here is the problem - this works except for the break; - I need to explode the flat file to read each record individually, then add to the foreach():
$result = $db->getbyfieldsw(lp_month);
$i = 0;
foreach ($result as $item){
show_record($item);
if ($i >= 2)
break;
}
Since this is flat file, when calling the function getbyfieldsw() the file comes flat as a single file, no matter how many records on it, records = 1 or records = 100 is the same at this point.
Break; does not work because all records come as single record - therefore nothing to break.
What I want to do is split/explode the records, count them, and based on my if statement post:
if $i == 0 echo "content1";
if $i == 1 echo "content2";
if $i > 1 echo "content 3";
I got held here for the past 3 days...exhausted all solutions.
HELP glad appreciated
Thanks

Answer 1

Sorry for not helping your code directly, but you should consider switching to SQLITE instead of using your own database system. SQLITE is flat, open-source, efficient and easier to work with. PHP's sqlite module has everything you need. You should check it out!
http://www.sqlite.org/about.html
http://php.net/manual/en/book.sqlite.php