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What's the best way to get name and version of all packages in a packages.gz file with PHP?

I need to get the Name and Version of all packages in a Packages file (Packages.gz) that's from a Cydia debian repo that I have, I'm trying to find the best way to do it in PHP.

I'm new to PHP and learning it as I go to make a small project for myself but haven't been able to find a example that I can understand. I found this while searching and it gets what I need but it's not PHP.

awk -F": " ' /^Package/{p=$2;getline;v=$2;getline;f=$2;ary[p"\n"v"\n"]} END{for (x in ary) print x}' file
Solution

  • You could use the ZLib functions in PHP to read the file directly...

    <?php 
error_reporting ( E_ALL );
ini_set ( 'display_errors', 1 );

$file = gzopen('Packages.gz', 'r');
while ( $line = gzgets($file))  {
    if ( substr($line, 0,8) == 'Package:' ||
            substr($line, 0,8) == 'Version:')    {
        echo $line;
    }
}