how to return an array in php file

Question

I have following array in one of my php file and i want to return that through another file

set-info.php

<?php
return [

    'email' => [
        '[email protected]',
        '[email protected]',
    ]

this is what i tried

public function getInfo()

{
    //read file contents from file
    $filename =$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/set-info.php';
    $filename = str_replace(" ", "", $filename);
    if (file_exists($filename)) {
        $str = file($filename);
        $str = file_get_contents($filename);
            return $str;
    }


}

im getting whole contents with php tags as output. how to get only php array ? pls advice ];

The file_get_contents probably want's to be an include or require. — Jonnix
– Jonnix, Commented Nov 16, 2016 at 9:31
return it from a function not from a file ! . function arraymaker (){$myarray=['apple','orange']; return $myarray;} — Accountant م
– Accountant م, Commented Nov 16, 2016 at 9:33
@FranzGleichmann wow!, I wasn't know that, thanks I'm looking after that — Accountant م
– Accountant م, Commented Nov 16, 2016 at 9:35

Ultrazz008 · Accepted Answer · 2016-11-16 09:34:57Z

2

Try to use:

public function getInfo()

{
    //read file contents from file
    $filename =$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/set-info.php';
    $filename = str_replace(" ", "", $filename);
    if (file_exists($filename)) {
        $str = (include $filename);
        return $str;
    }


}

answered Nov 16, 2016 at 9:34

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Daniel Dudas · Accepted Answer · 2016-11-16 09:35:04Z

1

You need to use include for to get that array that you can use in PHP. With file_get_contents you get the content of the file as string. Change your method like this:

public function getInfo()
{
    $info = include 'set-info.php';        
    //Now $info will be the array from set-info.php file.
}

You can check more examples here: http://php.net/manual/en/function.include.php

answered Nov 16, 2016 at 9:35

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