array - a two dimensional, nested array indicated by the name of the newsgroup, every entry contains information about the newsgroup:
$groups[newsgroup_name]['group'] name of the newsgroup
$groups[newsgroup_name]['last'] message number of the last message
$groups[newsgroup_name]['first'] message number of the first message
$groups[newsgroup_name]['posting_allowed'] values: y - yes, n - no, m - moderated)
$groups[newsgroup_name]['desc'] newsgroup description
This function can not be called statically.
Warning |
Especially public news server can provide more then 30.000 newsgroup. So this function may runs longer then the maximum execution time set in the php.ini. |
Example 38-1. Using getGroups()
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