- parse_ini_string: documentation ( source)
<?php
$data = [
'123.animal=cat',
'123.name=fred',
'123.food=fish',
'345.animal=dog',
'petshop=zoonoria',
];
$ini = parse_ini_string($data);
$result = [];
foreach ($ini as $key => $value) {
echo $key, ' => ', $value, PHP_EOL;
}