redplug

    function parse_ini_file_with_brackets($filename, $use_include_path = false)
    {
        $array = array();
        if($file = @file($filename))
        {
            if($use_include_path)
            {
                foreach($file as $row)
                {
                    if(substr(ltrim($row), 0, 1) != ';' && strlen(trim($row)) > 0)
                    {
                        $sectionopener = substr(ltrim($row), 0, 1);
                        if($sectionopener == '[' && $use_include_path)
                        {
                            $lastsection = substr(trim($row), 1, -1);
                            if(count($array[$lastsection]) == 0)
                                $array[$lastsection] = array();
                        }
                        elseif($sectionopener != '[')
                        {
                            $trimed = trim($row);
                            $firstpos = strpos($trimed, '=');
                            $name = rtrim(substr($trimed, 0, $firstpos));
                            $value = ltrim(substr($trimed, $firstpos + 1));
                            $array[$lastsection][$name] = $value;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            else
            {
                foreach($file as $row)
                {
                    if(substr(ltrim($row), 0, 1) != ';' && strlen(trim($row)) > 0)
                    {
                        if(substr(ltrim($row), 0, 1) != '[')
                        {
                            $trimed = trim($row);
                            $firstpos = strpos($trimed, '=');
                            $name = rtrim(substr($trimed, 0, $firstpos));
                            $value = ltrim(substr($trimed, $firstpos + 1));
                            $array[$name] = $value;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            return $array;

        }
        else
            return FALSE;
    }