Overwrite Line in File with PHP

Question

What is the best way to overwrite a specific line in a file? I basically want to search a file for the string \'@parsethis\' and overwrite the rest of that line with somethi

Answer 1

or if your file isn't too big:

$sample = file_get_contents('sample');
$parsed =preg_replace('#@parsethis.*#', 'REPLACE TO END OF LINE', $sample);

You'll have to choose delimiters '#' that aren't present in the file though.