<?php
class User {
public $id;
public $counter;
public $removed;
}
$dB = json_decode(file_get_contents('dataBase.json'), true);
$dataBase = &$dB['noob'];
$userInDB = null;
$user = array('id' => (int)$_GET['id'], 'counter' => (int)$_GET['counter'], 'removed' => (bool)$_GET['removed']);
foreach ($dataBase as $usr) {
if ($usr['id'] == $user['id']) {
$userInDB = &$usr;
break;
}
}
if ($userInDB) {
$userInDB['counter'] = $userInDB['counter'] + $user['counter'];
$userInDB['removed'] = $user['removed'];
print_r($userInDB);
} else {
$dataBase[] = $user;
print_r($dataBase);
}
if(isset($_GET['id'])) {
$json = json_encode($user);
$updateddB = json_encode($dB);
file_put_contents('dataBase.json', $updateddB);
}
?>
Everything works except the part where I attempt to edit a value within an array. $userInDB is changed, but the section that it refers to within $dB isn't, even though I'm pretty sure I referred to it. Someone please help, I've had my head in knots.