Loading array from file within a class (beginner)

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Hi Experts!

I'm a sound engineer. I'm using an open source file repository - Sonuku dump - so clients can retrieve audio files from me.  Despite being a newb with php, I've made some good small hacks, including email notification when a client downloads a file - very useful for me to know!. 

I'm now trying to add a bit of back end to this script, so I can add private folders and users at easily.  All going well so far but I'm totally stuck with trying to load an array from a file, within a class. 

Originally, the array is declared as a constant at the top of the class:

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var $CFG_PRIVATE = array(
    "folder1/",
    "folder2/"                    
); //hides these folders unless logged in


Later on, this array is used like thus:

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foreach($this->CFG_PRIVATE as $private) {
    if (preg_match("/^".preg_quote($private, '/')."/i",$this->DIR."/") &&  !$this->checkpass($_SESSION['DUMP_PASS'])) {
      $foundmatch = true;
}



With another (separate) array for users, I successfully got it to load it's data from a csv file with this code:

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$dump->DUMP_PASS = array();
$arrLines = file('/path/to/users.txt');
foreach($arrLines as $line) {
    $dump->DUMP_PASS = explode( ',', $line);
}                    


Can anybody advise me how I construct a function to load the array from a file, such that the array can be used as it is being used in code snippet #2 ??  I hope I have explained that clearly, any help would be massively appreciated.

thanks...
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well, I sorted it out myself, took me for ever though, even though it is so basic!!   

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function readfolders() {
   $handle = fopen("/path/to/folders.csv", "r");
    if( $handle ) {
        while (($data = fgetcsv($handle, 1000, ",")) !== FALSE) {
            return  $data;
        }
        fclose($handle);
     }
}



Then I call it like this, and get the data into my array correctly

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$this->CFG_PRIVATE=$this->readfolders();