# Piwik/Ini

Read and write INI configurations.

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## Installation

```json
composer require piwik/ini
```

## Why?

PHP provides a `parse_ini_file()` function to read INI files.

This component provides the following benefits over the built-in function:

- allows to write INI files
- classes can be used with dependency injection and mocked in unit tests
- throws exceptions instead of PHP errors
- better type supports:
  - parses boolean values (`true`/`false`, `on`/`off`, `yes`/`no`) to real PHP booleans ([instead of strings `"1"` and `""`](http://3v4l.org/JuvOT))
  - parses null to PHP `null` ([instead of an empty string](http://3v4l.org/KSoj2))
- works even if `parse_ini_file()` or `parse_ini_string()` is disabled in `php.ini` by falling back on an alternate implementation (can happen on some shared hosts)
- fixes [a PHP 5.3.3 bug](http://3v4l.org/jD1Lh)
- fixes [a parsing bug](http://3v4l.org/m24cT) present in PHP <= 5.4.4

## Usage

### Read

```php
$reader = new IniReader();

// Read a string
$array = $reader->readString($string);

// Read a file
$array = $reader->readFile('config.ini');
```

### Write

```php
$writer = new IniWriter();

// Write to a string
$string = $writer->writeToString($array);

// Write to a file
$writer->writeToFile('config.ini', $array);
```

## License

The Ini component is released under the [LGPL v3.0](http://choosealicense.com/licenses/lgpl-3.0/).
