I'm getting better...

[Leader of Men]

I promise, I am

Here's the code:
<?php
$file = file('../posts.php');
$display = $_POST['oldpost'];
$display2 = ("$display+1");

for($x=$display;$x<$display2;$x++) {
echo "$file[$x]";
$oldpost = "$file[$x]";
}

$fp = fopen("../posts.php", 'w+');
$new = str_replace("$oldpost","","$oldpost");
fwrite($fp, $new);
fclose($fp);

?>

Now, I WANT it to delete the old post (which has it's ID sent from admin.php).

Example, if I wanted to delete the post on the first line of posts.php I would put 1. Why does this wipe out the entire posts.php file when I run it?

[sim]

your replacing $oldpost with "" and writing "" to the file.

[Leader of Men]

But shouldn't I just be writing blank stuff to where $oldpost is?

Or is the entire file somehow $oldpost?

How can I fix this?

[kwvarga]

copy to a new file.. copy everyline till you reach $oldpost then skip that line.. then write the rest.. clear the file.. copy all from the other..

*make sure you clear the 2nd one or unseen problems could come up