//load the prices file $filename = 'prices.txt'; $contents = file($filename); //loop through each line and build prices array foreach($contents as $line) { //break line into parts $parts = array_map('trim', explode('|', $line)); $sanitized = preg_replace("/[^A-Za-z0-9]/", '', $parts[0]); $prices_arr[$parts[0]][$parts[1]]['category'] = $parts[0]; $prices_arr[$parts[0]][$parts[1]]['category-sanitized'] = $sanitized; $prices_arr[$parts[0]][$parts[1]]['size'] = $parts[1]; $prices_arr[$parts[0]][$parts[1]]['special'] = $parts[2]; $prices_arr[$parts[0]][$parts[1]]['originalprice'] = $parts[3]; $prices_arr[$parts[0]][$parts[1]]['saleprice'] = $parts[4]; $prices_arr[$parts[0]][$parts[1]]['status'] = $parts[5]; if($parts[5] == 'hidden') continue; //build category array at the same time $catagory_arr[$sanitized] = $parts[0]; } ?>