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Kaity's String Replace Demo

This shows how one can find tokens within a text file and replace those tokens with php variables.

Original text

 Congratulations on your adoption!
We are glad our furry friend has found a new home.

Pet Name: [NAME]
Animal: [ANIMAL]
Breed: [BREED]
Adoption Date: [DATE]

Thank you!

Text after replaced text

 Congratulations on your adoption!
We are glad our furry friend has found a new home.

Pet Name: Buddy
Animal: Cat
Breed: Tabby
Adoption Date: December 15th, 2020

Thank you!

CODE FOLLOWS


<?php

include('includes/header.php');



error_reporting(E_ALL);    // set error reporting to all



?>



    <h1>Kaity's String Replace Demo</h1>



    <p>

        This shows how one can find tokens within a text file and

        replace those tokens with php variables.

    </p>



<?php



// here's the original text



echo("<p> Original text </p>");



$text = '';

$fcontents = file('replace_form.txt');  // get the file







$text = '';



// $fcontents is an array so append the ontents of the array.

// certainly, I could use implode



foreach ($fcontents as $value)

{

    $text .= $value; // append contents to $text

}



echo("<pre class='wide'> $text </pre>");



// now replace the original [text] with the stuff we want below



$fcontents = file('replace_form.txt');  // load the original text



$name = 'Buddy';

$animal = 'Cat';

$breed = 'Tabby';

$date = 'December 15th, 2020';

$text = '';



echo("<br><p>Text after replaced text </p>");



$text = '';

foreach ($fcontents as $value)

{

    $value = str_replace("[NAME]", $name, $value);

    $value = str_replace("[ANIMAL]", $animal, $value);

    $value = str_replace("[BREED]", $breed, $value);

    $value = str_replace("[DATE]", $date, $value);

    $text .= $value; // append above to $text

}



echo("<pre class='wide'> $text </pre>");



include('includes/footer.php');

?>

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