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kfriars/php-array-to-file
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Convert a php array into a .php file that can be included

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Convert a php array into an includeable php file
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[](#convert-a-php-array-into-an-includeable-php-file)

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The purpose of this package is to print an array to a file in a reader-friendly format, that can later be included as php. The package supports deeply nested arrays, with numeric, string, boolean and object values.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

You can install the package via composer:

```
composer require kfriars/php-array-to-file
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

You can use the static method `toFile(...)` on `Kfriars\ArrayToFile\ArrayWriter` for convenient use, or you can inject the `Kfriars\ArrayToFile\ArrayToFile` class as a dependency, and use `write(...)`.

An example of use:

```
ArrayWriter::toFile([1, 2, 3], '/absolute/path/to/file.php');
```

Would create `/absolute/path/to/file.php` with the contents:

```