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Posted by Rik on 11/13/59 11:55
Ψrjan Langbakk wrote:
> Den 14.08.2006 16:21, skriblet Rik fψlgende:
>> Ψrjan Langbakk wrote:
>>> I wanna make a file that holds the complete pricelist for a small
>>> webshop (yes, I know that a database in the background would be a
>>> lot simpler, but that is not an option today, unfortunately).
>>>
>>> I'm thinking something like creating a file that holds the
>>> productname and the price, and then just get the price from the
>>> other pages that needs it. (Typically an overview page of all the
>>> products in a
>>> category, and the spesific product pages).
>>>
>>> I'm thinking it would be possible to create something like:
>>>
>>> #Product 1
>>> $produkt1 = 2000
>>> #produkt 2
>>> $produkt2 = 1400
>>>
>>> and so on
>>>
>>> Is this a good way to create this?
>>
>> Why not create an CSV, and use fgetcsv() and fputcsv() to get/store
>> the data? That way it's still pretty easy to update/add/delete
>> stuff, and you could even run a database somewhere else that would
>> periodically upload a changed csv easily. Maybe even
>> parse_ini_file() could help you here, but I doubt it will handle
>> very nicely once the shop grows.
>
> Well... I already have CSV-files of all the product-listing pages. But
> what I want is _one_ file just holding the prices, basically - no
> other info. The reason for this is that the prices change frequently
> (sales, campaigns etc.) - therefore it would be much easier to just
> store each price as a variable, and then get that variable on the
> pages that need
> the price displayed.
>
> So, I think maybe my original suggestion is better, if it works - will
> it work?
It can work perfectly.
I'd prefer an array though: using a product id, and an include like:
<?php
$prices = array(
1 => 1200,
2 => 4200,
etc...
)
?>
But why not create a seperate csv (if you really want it seperate) if you're
already using it's capabilities?
1,1200
2,1400
etc...
It seems more logical/maintainable to me. It seems even more logical to me
to keep the price in the original CSV, and to maintain it there. It's not
that hard to write a framework than can manipulate a csv as easily as a flat
table.
Grtz,
--
Rik Wasmus
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